A BINARY THREAT: HOW SOCIAL MEDIA AMPLIFIES THE DANGERS OF POPULISM
A BINARY THREAT: HOW SOCIAL MEDIA AMPLIFIES THE DANGERS OF POPULISM
Author(s): Dorin GalSubject(s): Media studies, Military history, Security and defense, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Editura Academiei Oamenilor de Știință din România
Keywords: social media populism; threat; neo-populism
Summary/Abstract: Populism is now internationally recognized as a legitimate threat to the democratic status quo. However, there’s still very little research in terms of the way such actors are able to use social media to instantly get their message across to the people. While modern Internet platforms are not the sole privilege of populists, their tendency towards bypassing politics as a whole makes this a very dangerous phenomenon.
Journal: Annals – Series on Military Sciences
- Issue Year: 14/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 54-65
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English