Trusted commons: Why "old" social media matter
P. Maxigas and
Guillaume Latzko-Toth
Internet Policy Review: Journal on Internet Regulation, 2020, vol. 9, issue 4, 1-20
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This paper looks at contemporary uses of an 'old' social media - Internet Relay Chat (IRC) - and shows how they constitute a form of resistance to and a social critique of mainstream social media platforms. By examining IRC uses within three social worlds of peer production (free software development, hackerspace participation, Anonymous hacktivism), we argue that this open protocol (a digital commons) continues to serve as an essential component of the digital infrastructure, while receiving minimal public attention or funding.
Keywords: Social media; Trust; Digital commons; Commons; Peer production; Critique (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.14763/2020.4.1517
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