The Conversation just published my short essay entitled “Beyond fake news: social media and market-driven political campaigns”. This essay is a summary of a much longer and comprehensive article, titled “Freedom to Hate: social media, algorithmic enclaves, and the rise of tribal nationalism in Indonesia,” published in Critical Asian Journal. The short essay is also translated and published in Indonesian under the title “Bukan sekadar berita palsu: Media sosial dan kampanye politik yang disetir pasar“.
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