Libro, Ilenia (A.A. 2020/2021) The manipulation of information during online electoral campaigns: reframing privacy in the age of Cambridge analytica scandal and QAnon uprising. Tesi di Laurea in Political sociology, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Michele Sorice, pp. 61. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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The disruption of the public sphere. The evolution of the public sphere and its news sources. Digital journalism in the post-public sphere. The characteristics of manipulative practices in modern news reporting. Theoretical framework. The spread of fake news through selective exposure, filter bubbles and echo-chambers. Power structures in digital platforms. Reframing the concept of privacy in online political news-targeting. Case studies. Brexit referendum in 2016. USA presidential elections in 2016. The targeting of QAnon conspiracy theories. Countermeasures against privacy exploitation and fake news. Privacy policies against micro-targeting. Fact-checking initiatives.

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Bibliografia: pp. 56-61.

Thesis Type:	Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Political Science (L36)
Chair:	Political sociology
Thesis Supervisor:	Sorice, Michele
Academic Year:	2020/2021
Session:	Extraordinary
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	06 Sep 2022 13:02
Last Modified:	06 Sep 2022 13:02
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/33213

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