Essays about: "internet and public opinion"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words internet and public opinion.

1. 1. Digital Wars: #GuacamayaLeaks and the rise of hacktivism in technopolitics : A netnography to understand the complexity of digital communication processes.

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Communication, Culture and Diversity (CCD); Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Jönköping University/Sustainability Education Research (SER)

   Author : Viviana Levet; [2023]
   Keywords : hacktivism; technopolitics; netnography; information flows; gatekeeping; communication ecologies; digital media; social media; network society;

   Abstract : This master thesis explores the dynamics of information flows between the hacktivist group Guacamaya, media outlets and social media users. The study aims to understand the role of various social actors within the digital space such as media outlets, journalists, bots, and trolls, in shaping public opinion and the overall effectiveness of the group's communication activities. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploration of using Twitter data to predict Swedish political opinion polls with neural networks

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Alexander Gren; Klara Lundgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the possibility of using deep learning techniques to mine opinions on Twitter, with the objective to predict the political opinion distribution in Sweden. Different methods of gathering and annotating training data are evaluated to achieve accurate and reliable predictions. READ MORE

4. 3. IS DELIBERATION THE DESTINATION? Analysing the effects of internet access on deliberative democracy

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Samuel Karlsson; [2022-09-05]
   Keywords : Democracy; Internet; Deliberation; Digital; Autocracy;

   Abstract : The extant literature on the connection between the internet and democracy has so far been limited to liberal and electoral democracy. Studying how it affects deliberative democracy is crucial to understand public and government deliberation in the modern age, and also for broadening the debate about the internet and democracy to include other types of democracy. READ MORE

5. 4. Incels: Frustrated and Angry due to Deprivation of Intimacy : A Case Study of the Radicalisation Trajectories of an Online Community on a Fringe Social Media Platform

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS

   Author : Aron Kiss; [2022]
   Keywords : fringe social media platforms; echo chambers; marginalised groups; unfulfilled masculinity; polarisation; radicalisation; incel; NLP;

   Abstract : Technological advancements and affordability enable voicing of social injustice, feelings of deprivation, and oppression. Spatial barriers no longer pose obstacles to connecting with like-minded (or dissimilar) others to define and refine ingroup and outgroup. READ MORE

6. 5. Anti-corruption and opposition in Russia: Digital media and rhetorical strategies of Navalny

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Oscar Andersson; [2021]
   Keywords : Navalny; corruption; digital media; rhetorical strategies; critical metaphor analysis;

   Abstract : What were the main goals in Navalny’s political agenda and how did this influence his rhetorical approach? This paper explores how Navalny and his aspirants were disqualified as political candidates in Russian elections, and how this affected his approach to being focused on contentious politics as it became the only viable means to push for political change in the country. Two of his most viral videos are analysed to investigate the rhetorical strategies he used to set frames on the political elite, and the main answers revolved around corruption, theft, and the self-image of Medvedev and Putin. READ MORE