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 |
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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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