Social Media Victimization
Theories and Impacts of Cyberpunishment
Abstract
Every week we read more and more stories of someone who commits suicide, gets fired, gets "canceled", abandoned, or worse, because of a conflict or misunderstanding involving social media. Using theories that originated in studies of extremism and terrorism, Jessica Emami analyzes the processes that drive people to punish others using social media. Professor Emami makes a case that "cyberpunishment" is driven by outrage against our personal sense of morality, and a deep desire for our act of punishment to be acknowledged by others. Moreover, she demonstrates that today's social media platforms are by their very structure unable to curb or resist cyberpunishment.
Schlagworte
Social Media cancel culture cyberbullying Getting canceled Cyberextremism Cyberpunishment Digital Bullying Internet Conflict online extremism- 73–74 Conclusion 73–74
- 75–86 Bibliography 75–86
- 87–90 Index 87–90
- 91–92 About the Author 91–92