The Role of Moral Panics in Media Transformation: An Examination of the “Techlash”

Christian Pieter Hoffmann ()
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Christian Pieter Hoffmann: University of Leipzig, Institute for Communication and Media Studies

A chapter in Digital Disruption and Media Transformation, 2023, pp 41-54 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract “Techlash” is a term used to describe exaggerated public concerns about deleterious effects of social media on Western societies, such as “fake news,” filter bubbles, addiction, or radicalization. In this contribution, the Techlash will be analyzed as a recent iteration of a moral panic triggered by media innovation. Both the emergence and core claims of the Techlash narrative will be examined, followed by a discussion of its socio-political incentives and dynamics. The chapter further highlights the role of journalistic media in facilitating moral panics, and critically examines the seemingly paradox way these media contribute to moral panics and impeding media innovation.

Keywords: Innovation; Moral Panic; Journalism; Regulation; Social Media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-39940-4_4

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