Influencers are omnipresent on social media platforms. They occupy important digital real
estate across a range of topical domains including beauty, fashion, and gaming. While …

Implications This preliminary investigation considered the hashtag# SaveTheChildren,
which provided a case study for the contention we have observed between activism and …

In this study, we interviewed 22 prominent hacktivists to learn their take on the increased
proliferation of misinformation on social media. We found that none of them welcomes the …

Blood libels are narratives about Jews and Christians, featuring an accusation that a child or
a woman had been kidnapped and assaulted due to religious or economic goals. Blood libel …

The belief that consuming violent media will lead someone to commit violence is a
longstanding societal concern. This concern manifests in the phenomenon of'antis' within …

Alt-right ideology has become increasingly mainstream despite its dangerous and
regressive core (Valasik and Reid, 2023). The messages circulated by alt-right public figures …

Compreender os elementos envolvidos na manifestação do pensamento negacionista, ou
seja, como ou porque pessoas não aceitam os conhecimentos cientificamente …

This dissertation will explore the role of brand culture, digital platforms, and fan play in the
development of a reactionary fan identity that I call the white masculine crusader (WMC). By …