Rioters in the US Capitol. Anti-vaccination protesters in the streets of Australian cities. Divisive and intractable debates everywhere, fuelled by fringe media outlets, disinformation campaigns, and social media pile-ons.
This Real World Futures presentation by Professor Axel Bruns explores the drivers of these developments, and examines the role of digital and social media as well as of broader social and political contexts in enabling them.
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