Title

Social media: A critical introduction

Summary

This book conducts an in-depth analysis of social media’s role in contemporary society. It focuses on issues such as ownership, power dynamics, class distinctions, and justice. It explores digital capitalism, populism, misinformation, big data, and platform capitalism and discusses the role played by social media influencers and right-wing authoritarianism, envisioning a fairer world that promotes social media practices.

 

 

َAuthor

Christian Fuchs

Year

2021

َThematic Area

Data and Information Management

Topic

Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation

Country

Global

Region

Global

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Source

Place Published

London

Publisher

Sage.

Journal

DOI

URL

APA 7th End Text Citation

Christian Fuchs. 2021. Social Media: A Critical Introduction. London: Sage. Third edition.