Critical scholars have assessed conceptualizations of “the public sphere” with a focus on
contestation and plurality for several years. Recent studies comment on how specific social …

While existing research suggests that the closed digital spaces of Instant Messaging (IM)
platforms have important democratic implications, this study examines how users actively …

Messaging apps increasingly shape the domain of political and news-related
communication. Leaning on theoretical and methodological advancements in the special …

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 …

Digital literacy affects how people use the internet. However, we argue that the concept of
“digital literacy” cannot usefully be applied to all internet users; there is simply too much …

The small group uniquely benefits from the ubiquitously available connective possibilities of
mobile communication technologies. The group chat feature of mobile instant messaging …

This paper examines how dominant discourses celebrating the Bulawayo Ecobank robbery
on the '4 Million Heist updates' WhatsApp group are an expression of vicarious dissent. It …

This study aims to analyze the ways in which WhatsApp mediates and inserts itself as a
boundary object in the production of borders in the public organization Approve (fictional …

RESUMO O objetivo deste artigo é analisar as maneiras pelas quais o WhatsApp, enquanto
um objeto de fronteira, medeia e se insere na produção de fronteiras na organização …

This study analyzes how women navigate political discussions online. Social media breeds
high-conflict spaces where threats and incivility are more likely to persist. To avoid ad …