Open AccessSocial Media Dynamics as A New Factor in African Politics
Author(s) -
Jędrzej Czerep
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
afrika tanulmányok
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2786-1937
pISSN - 1788-6422
DOI - 10.15170/at.2018.12.4.13
Subject(s) - disinformation , politics , social media , dynamics (music) , channel (broadcasting) , sociology , media studies , political science , computer science , pedagogy , law , computer network
In the last years, the African political landscape has become increasingly influenced by the effects of the introduction of social media as a major channel for political debate. Apart from democratising the discourse, it has contributed massively to the spread of rumour, hate speech and disinformation, which had significant real-life effects on the ground.