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Peer Production and Platform Power: The Dual Impact of Online Communities on Culture and Markets
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Bryce Chen
Introduction Online communities have evolved quickly as a vibrant track for specialist interests, revolutionizing cultural participation across industries such as gaming, crafting, and technological development. In a departure from the conventional consumer-producer dichotomies characterized by the existence of well-defined market boundaries, the cultural communities of today intersect these as they enable people to co-present, co-produce,…
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Connection to Obsession: How Social Media Fuels Toxic Fan Culture
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Nicole Alconaba
Connection to Obsession: How Social Media Fuels Toxic Fan Culture by deepening parasocial ties, promoting rivalry, and transforming music fandoms.

Hi Shannon Kate, You’re right to ask; it is incredibly difficult to police these issues today. Predatory behaviour isn’t exclusive…