Optimising Emotions, Incubating Falsehoods

This open access book deconstructs the core features of online misinformation and disinformation. It finds that the optimisation of emotions for commercial and political gain is a primary cause of false information online. The chapters distil societal harms, evaluate solutions, and consider what mus...

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Main Authors: Bakir, Vian, McStay, Andrew
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Published: Springer Nature 2023
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digital activism
fake news
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McStay, Andrew
Optimising Emotions, Incubating Falsehoods
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emotional AI
disinformation
politics of emotion
economies of emotion
digital activism
fake news
political communication
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCT Media studies
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