Showing They Care (Or Don’t): Affective Publics and Ambivalent Climate Activism on TikTok

Hautea, Samantha; Parks, Perry; Takahashi, Bruno; Zeng, Jing

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“…Previous studies have used similar web scrapers to collect research data (e.g. Hautea et al, 2021). Therefore, the data that was collected and used in this study was free from ethical obligations.…”

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Prevalence and source analysis of COVID-19 misinformation in 138 countries

Al-Zaman

2021

IFLA Journal

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This study analysed 9657 pieces of misinformation that originated in 138 countries and were fact-checked by 94 organizations to understand the prevalence and sources of misinformation in different countries. The results show that India (15.94%), the USA (9.74%), Brazil (8.57%) and Spain (8.03%) are the four most misinformation-affected countries. Based on the results, it is presumed that the prevalence of COVID-19 misinformation can have a positive association with the COVID-19 situation. Social media (84.94%) produces the largest amount of misinformation, and the Internet (90.5%) as a whole is responsible for most of the COVID-19 misinformation. Moreover, Facebook alone produces 66.87% of the misinformation among all social media platforms. Of all the countries, India (18.07%) produced the largest amount of social media misinformation, perhaps thanks to the country’s higher Internet penetration rate, increasing social media consumption and users’ lack of Internet literacy.

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Prevalence and source analysis of COVID-19 misinformation in 138 countries

Al-Zaman

2021

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“…Björkvall et al, 2020). Similarly, affective publics are formed on TikTok and other short-video platforms as grassroot creators leverage on visual and platform affordances to express humor, earnestness, and ambiguity towards topics such as climate change (Hautea et al, 2021). Therefore, it can be argued that affective-discursive practice is a central communicative mechanism through which political alignments are generated, both in mundane, everyday spheres as well as in the realm of traditional (party) politics.…”

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Affective governance as multimodal discursive practice in Singapore’ COVID-19 vaccination video

Weninger

2022

Multimodality & Society

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Drawing on scholarship on affective-discursive practice and employing a critical multimodal analytic approach, this paper examines how an official vaccination campaign video from Singapore affectively engages with audiences through the construction of various social relationships and identities. Analysis of the multimodal images identifies four salient themes in the video: (1) a harmonious neighborhood comprising inter-ethnic friendships, (2) a paternalistic father-child relationship, (3) a male-dominant family model, and (4) a nostalgic past-present relationship. The analysis shows that affect is discursively mobilized in the orchestration of embodied modes, auditory, and visual modes via strategic filming and editing techniques. Based on the analysis, the authors argue that the video not only functions to subtly persuade the public to get vaccinated but should also be seen as part of a broader move toward an ‘affective politics’ which aims to mobilize the public, reinforce social cohesion and manage the global pandemic crisis in contemporary Singapore.

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“…Moreover, in recent academic scholarship, ethical scraping for research purposes is permissible (14). Previous studies also used similar web scrapers to collect research data (e.g., Hautea, Parks, Takahashi, and Zeng, 2021). Therefore, the data we collected and used in this study were free from ethical obligations.…”

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Prevalence and source analysis of COVID-19 misinformation of 138 countries

Al-Zaman

2021

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This study analyzed 9,657 pieces of misinformation that originated in 138 countries and fact-checked by 94 organizations. Collected from Poynter Institute's official website and following a quantitative content analysis method along with descriptive statistical analysis, this research produces some novel insights regarding COVID-19 misinformation. The findings show that India (15.94%), the US (9.74%), Brazil (8.57%), and Spain (8.03%) are the four most misinformation-affected countries. Based on the results, it is presumed that the prevalence of COVID-19 misinformation can have a positive association with the COVID-19 situation. Social media (84.94%) produces the highest amount of misinformation, and the internet (90.5%) as a whole is responsible for most of the COVID-19 misinformation. Moreover, Facebook alone produces 66.87% misinformation among all social media platforms. Of all countries, India (18.07%) produced the highest amount of social media misinformation, perhaps thanks to the country's higher internet penetration rate, increasing social media consumption, and users' lack of internet literacy. On the other hand, countries like Turkey, the US, Brazil, and the Philippines where either political control over media is intense or political conservatism is apparent, experienced a higher amount of misinformation from mainstream media, political figures, and celebrities. Although the prevalence of misinformation was the highest in March 2020, given the present trends, it may likely to increase slightly in 2021.

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Showing They Care (Or Don’t): Affective Publics and Ambivalent Climate Activism on TikTok

Cited by 133 publications

References 41 publications

Prevalence and source analysis of COVID-19 misinformation in 138 countries

Prevalence and source analysis of COVID-19 misinformation in 138 countries

Affective governance as multimodal discursive practice in Singapore’ COVID-19 vaccination video

Prevalence and source analysis of COVID-19 misinformation of 138 countries

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