The automatic identification of harmful content online is of major concern for social media
platforms, policymakers, and society. Researchers have studied textual, visual, and audio …

This paper provides the first exploration of the online distribution of fake Australian COVID-
19 vaccine certificates. Drawing on a collection of 2589 posts between five distributors and …

Recent studies demonstrate how violence, social media, and protest intertwine. This article
complements this body of knowledge and indicates how social media enables new modes …

Masturbation abstinence practices have returned to the USA in the form of semen retention
communities. Followers on one of these male, anti-masturbation forums,“NoFap,” on Reddit …

HCI scholars are increasingly engaging in research about “marginalized groups,” such as
LGBTQ+ people. While normative habitual readings of marginalized people in HCI often …

This article explores how “the left” meme and the character and emotional reception of taboo-
breaking therein via the case of r/DankLeft—a USA-centric Marxist, Anarchist, and …

The nature of online social behaviour is largely changing, from communications taking place
on open platforms to interactions occurring in hidden, group-based spaces or closed fora …

The COVID-19 pandemic boosted memes' prevalence (Murro & Vicari 2021) as pandemic
life increased digital media use; making citizens aware of political issues related to …

Recent research on visually mediated activism has focused on visual practices as forms of
political expression. Conversely, this article will demonstrate that visuality is not only used …

Abstract “Modernity” is a social, cultural or historical descriptor for a certain type of society or
set of social arrangements. This monograph reviews narratives of digital modernity, without …