WhatsApp has remained under the radar for it is scarcely accessible to overt scholarly
scrutiny. Encrypted chat apps allow for a certain degree of perceived secrecy. Yet the high …

Drawing on interviews with social movements and organizations in Mexico and Spain, this
paper sheds light on the dynamics of 'backstage activism'with a focus on WhatsApp. It …

This special issue, curated by Emma Baulch, Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández, and Amelia
Johns, marks the end of the first decade of WhatsApp's existence and offers a collection of …

This article examines the interplay between the creation of 'meme factories' by political
elites, and their operationalisation through WhatsApp. It uses the case study of Indonesian …

This paper explores how structural racism encodes itself into social media. Through the
examination of a popular WhatsApp meme in Spain, I show how everyday socio-technical …

Implications Through a case study of voice notes shared on WhatsApp in Lebanon, this
study sheds light on one specific format of audio misinformation on encrypted messaging …

The proliferation of conspiracy theories surrounding George Soros and the 'Globalist
invasion'had been concentrated primarily in Eastern Europe, Russia and the United States …

In the 2010s, as chat apps became a primary mode of communication for many people
across the world, WhatsApp quickly outpaced rival messaging apps and developed into a …

By recruiting participants from the social-networking website InterNations, this qualitative
interview-based research explores how Nikkei Brazilians maintain intimate family relations …

The flow of persuasive disinformation depends not only on the technology and its social
uses, but also on the media and information ecosystem and the environmental conditions for …