The manipulation of information during online electoral campaigns: reframing privacy in the age of Cambridge analytica scandal and QAnon uprising

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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Abstract/Index

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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