The Use of Liberation Technology

Ziccardi, Giovanni

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5276-4_5

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“…We first define five forms of power (constitutional, juridical, discursive, distinction, and crowd) that drive the accumulation of power within the platform. Second, inspired by recent literature on platforms (Ziccardi 2012; Eaton et al 2015; Krona 2015; Bucher et al 2021), we show how counterpower can also be performed by end users and other peripheral agents through crowd and hacking power. Crowd and hacking power are not concepts derived directly by Bourdieu’s theory but provide a more comprehensive view of power accumulation dynamics.…”

Section: A Sociosymbolic Perspective Of Digital Platformsmentioning

confidence: 72%

“…For example, Krona (2015) uses the notion of “sousveillance”— an inverted surveillance “from the bottom” or “from many to a few”—to describe the novel use of an audiovisual sharing platform by social movements during the Arab Spring uprising. This emergent use emphasizes the emancipatory potential of users to create collective capabilities and decision-making (Ziccardi 2012), which we designate as crowd platform power–challenging forms of power.…”

Section: A Sociosymbolic Perspective Of Digital Platformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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How Digital Platforms Organize Immaturity: A Sociosymbolic Framework of Platform Power

2023

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The power of the digital platforms and the increasing scope of their control over individuals and institutions have begun to generate societal concern. However, the ways in which digital platforms exercise power and organize immaturity—defined as the erosion of the individual’s capacity for public use of reason—have not yet been theorized sufficiently. Drawing on Bourdieu’s concepts of field, capitals, and habitus, we take a sociosymbolic perspective on platforms’ power dynamics, characterizing the digital habitus and identifying specific forms of platform power and counterpower accumulation. We make two main contributions. First, we expand the concept of organized immaturity by adopting a sociological perspective, from which we develop a novel sociosymbolic view of platforms’ power dynamics. Our framework explains fundamental aspects of immaturity, such as self-infliction and emergence. Second, we contribute to the platform literature by developing a three-phase model of platform power dynamics over time.

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Section: A Sociosymbolic Perspective Of Digital Platformsmentioning

confidence: 72%

Section: A Sociosymbolic Perspective Of Digital Platformsmentioning

confidence: 99%