TY - JOUR
T1 - “Right-Wing Safe Space” Versus “Comrade Major”
T2 - Media Ideologies of Far-Right Russian Social Media Users
AU - Oskolkov, Petr
AU - Lewin, Eyal
AU - Lissitsa, Sabina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/10/1
Y1 - 2024/10/1
N2 - A significant part of far-right activities worldwide take place within the media ecosystem formed by accounts and communities on social media platforms. Drawing on the media ideology approach, this study investigates how far-right Russian internet users perceive various social media platforms and how their sociopolitical beliefs affect these perceptions. Based on a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews, we argue that far-right users assess social media platforms according to the criteria of security, meaning privacy and non-cooperation with law enforcement agencies; freedom from moderation; and functionality, including informational, communicational, recreational, and self-expressional roles. The results demonstrate that, for a sociopolitically stigmatized user cohort, media ideology becomes a tool for adaptation and survival, stressing the factors of privacy protection and ideological proximity.
AB - A significant part of far-right activities worldwide take place within the media ecosystem formed by accounts and communities on social media platforms. Drawing on the media ideology approach, this study investigates how far-right Russian internet users perceive various social media platforms and how their sociopolitical beliefs affect these perceptions. Based on a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews, we argue that far-right users assess social media platforms according to the criteria of security, meaning privacy and non-cooperation with law enforcement agencies; freedom from moderation; and functionality, including informational, communicational, recreational, and self-expressional roles. The results demonstrate that, for a sociopolitically stigmatized user cohort, media ideology becomes a tool for adaptation and survival, stressing the factors of privacy protection and ideological proximity.
KW - far-right
KW - media ideology
KW - nationalism
KW - Russia
KW - social media
KW - Telegram
KW - Vkontakte
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85212070007&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/20563051241306833
DO - 10.1177/20563051241306833
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AN - SCOPUS:85212070007
SN - 2056-3051
VL - 10
JO - Social Media and Society
JF - Social Media and Society
IS - 4
ER -