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Digital networks, backlash and datafication in Brazil
During the last Brazilian presidential election, in October 2019, by the combination of digital activism and semi-legal bot-driven activity, Facebook, Twitter and, particularly WhatsApp became a key means for the dissemination of moral panics and hate discourse against feminist, LGBT, and other minorities, successfully channeling public support for candidates bringing an anti-rights agenda. This research will look at the role ICTs and digital social networks in that process, with a four-fold interconnected methodological approach: (1) …
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