Background Suicide is now the 2nd leading cause of death among adolescents and young
adults. Social media's influence on youth suicidal risk or attenuation of risk is a novel and …

This book provides a solid, encompassing definition of Internet memes, exploring both the
common features of memes around the globe and their particular regional traits. It identifies …

This book is an extensive investigation of the complexities, ambiguities and shortcomings of
contemporary digital activism. The author deconstructs the reductionism of the literature on …

This special issue emphasizes memes as an avenue for researching vernacular
expressions of the political. Memes disrupt and reimagine politics in humorous ways …

As a social media platform, Instagram has a strong influence on youth culture, identity, and
perceptions of the world, with the application serving not only for youth to follow accounts …

This article explores the workings of memes as cultural capital in web-based communities. A
grounded analysis of 4chan's/b/board reveals three main formulations of memes as capital …

Internet memes are a contemporary phenomenon situated at the nexus of language, society,
and digital communication, and represent a relatively new form of participatory culture that …

Information on social media comprises of various modalities such as textual, visual and
audio. NLP and Computer Vision communities often leverage only one prominent modality …

Live streaming has become increasingly popular, with most streamers presenting their real-
life appearance. However, Virtual YouTubers (VTubers), virtual 2D or 3D avatars that are …

Since launching as a website for everyday video-sharing in 2005, YouTube has become
one of the world's most powerful digital media platforms. Originally published in 2009 when …