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Social Media; Communication Studies; Cyberculture; Sociology; Political Communication; Internet Studies. Published by Routledge. Also at @icsjournal.bsky.social tandfonline.com/iCS Joined April 2010

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5 days ago

#OutNow in #iCS This article shows the limits of informed consent in data donation. Participants valued seeing their own data, yet often misunderstood the process, overlooking ways to control or delete information. doi.org/10.1080/136911…

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#OutNow in #iCS Drawing on ethnography and 16,000 posts from a Polish drugs market forum, this article shows how spaces built for transactions also develop communal ties. doi.org/10.1080/136911…

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#OutNow in #iCS This article compares TikTok and Spotify hit charts, showing how platformisation works differently. Spotify favours major labels, while TikTok sustains fewer but longer-lasting songs, with little crossover between the two. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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#OutNow in #iCS Surveying 381 Chinese dating app users, Hu & Thomas show that anxious attachment is linked to feeling less successful and worse after use. Yet strong anonymity affordances soften these effects. doi.org/10.1080/136911…

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#OutNow in #iCS In this article, Choi employs stochastic actor-oriented modelling of survey and log data from a presidential election to demonstrate how personalised news curation influences political involvement. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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#OutNow in #iCS Zhao, Wu & Zhang analyse Alter Ego, the first avatar-based TV competition, to show how digital-humans reshape such shows. With multimodal discourse analysis, they trace empowerment, divergence and disempowerment in the performances. doi.org/10.1080/136911…

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#OutNow in #iCS Flores-Yeffal follows two Mexican vendors over 2.5 years to show how live-streaming builds more than sales. Through stories, emotions and cultural exchange, broadcasters and audiences co-create strong virtual communities. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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#OutNow in #iCS Using Decentraland, Mannan, De Filippi, and Merk show how legitimacy and loyalty feed each other. High-stakes users practise self-legitimation to protect value, while others turn to exit or voice. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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#OutNow in #iCS Drawing on 34 interviews with low-income Latina/o/x adults in the U.S., this article shows how struggles with digital access are shaped not only by individual resources but also by household, community and institutional factors. doi.org/10.1080/136911…

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#OutNow in #iCS How do conversational AIs deal with discriminatory content? Ta, Zeng & Li compare six leading systems across languages and platforms, showing sharp differences in refusal rates and strategies, from moral lecturing to cultural alignment. doi.org/10.1080/136911…

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#OutNow in #iCS Li, Ding & Wang follow 759 children in Jilin, China, over two waves to test how digital literacy shapes well-being and online behaviour. Results show literacy reduces exclusion and supports mental health, especially in urban contexts. doi.org/10.1080/136911…

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#OutNow in #iCS Based on focus groups with 116 children in Vienna, this article explores how young people understand and negotiate their right to privacy on social media, exposing the limits of current laws and platform policies. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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#OutNow in #iCS Machado, Xavier and Ishitani study how women connect their values with the features of digital games. Drawing on interviews and survey data, they demonstrate how design choices can better reflect the diverse ways people engage with play. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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#OutNow in #iCS Drawing on discourse analysis of Nepali social media, this study traces how narratives around rape circulate online—revealing a fraught terrain of resistance, victim-blaming, and slut shaming. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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#OutNow in #iCS This review article examines how XR scholarship still centres able-bodied norms. It calls for research that engages disability as more than a use case—critiquing design assumptions and championing inclusive imaginaries. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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#OutNow in #iCS This article examines how different media environments influence civic norms among U.S. Latinx communities. It highlights how media exposure helps shape political expression, dialogue and a sense of participatory belonging. doi.org/10.1080/136911…

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#OutNow in #iCS This article explores how AI futures are imagined across Asia. Analysing sociotechnical imaginaries in China, India, and Japan reveals how techno-developmentalism reflects divergent national ambitions, anxieties, and paths to modernity. doi.org/10.1080/136911…

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#OutNow in #iCS Instagram AR filters are not just playful tools. This article uncovers how they reinforce Eurocentric beauty ideals and racialised sameness, contributing to a digital culture where visual norms are shaped by platform design. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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#OutNow in #iCS This article takes a sharp look at the politics of AI hype. Beneath bold promises lies little scrutiny of regulation, equity and power, raising urgent questions about who benefits from dominant narratives. doi.org/10.1080/136911…

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#OutNow in #iCS Through the lens of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict, this article examines how hashtags and hatetags are mobilised on social media. It shows how digital campaigns blur the line between activism and antagonism in contested political spaces. doi.org/10.1080/136911…