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July 1, 2025Social Media + SocietyOpen Access

Social Media and Society: Platforms, Publics, and Anti-Publics

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ZSZoetanya SujonThe London CollegeHDHarry T. DyerUniversity of East AngliaFSFelipe Bonow SoaresQueensland University of Technology

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Implication

This special issue examines how social media platforms influence online publics and anti-publics, highlighting sociotechnical factors.

Key Points

  • Social media shapes the emergence of publics and anti-publics by influencing public discourse and community interactions.
  • Key issues include platform ownership, datafication, algorithms, and their effects on online sociability and political ideologies.
  • The analysis features discussions from the 2024 International Conference on Social Media and Society, informing the discourse present in the issue.
  • Understanding platform governance is crucial for recognizing how online environments foster or hinder healthy public engagement.

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Sujon et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af4965ad7bf08b1ead5c4fhttps://doi.org/10.1177/20563051251368234
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