Automating fandom: Social bots, music celebrity, and identity online

In an analysis of the intersection of media and politics through the increased presence of social bots on social media platforms like Twitter, it becomes evident that years before internet bots were used for geopolitical cyberconflict, fan communities online were already subject to these forces in d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michael Reinhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Organization for Transformative Works 2020-03-01
Series:Transformative Works and Cultures
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Online Access:https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/1853/2407