Debating Communities and Networks XVI

Public Discourse

How the Affordances of Tumblr Create Echo Chambers: Using the Avatar: The Last Airbender Fandom

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28/04/2025

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Ashleigh-V

Tumblr is a blogging website and app that has become synonymous with fandom and fan creation. The platform is one of the most text-based social media platforms available, with many people posting their fanfiction, short stories and, in some spaces, analyses. However, it is a multimedia platform and, therefore, has a lot of fan art…
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Communities and Social Media

#SocialNetworks, Affordances, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Communities, Communities and Social Media, community, Discourse, Echo Chamber, online networks, Public Discourse, Social Media, Tumblr
Cancel Culture Amplified: Social Media’s Power in the digital world

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26/04/2025

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Renee

Cancel Culture AmplifiedDownload Abstract: Social media has become an important part of our daily lives to the point that we cannot live without it. As platforms like Instagram and TikTok have become increasingly popular, the frequent cases of online dramas have begun to encourage cancel culture. Although cancel culture promotes accountability and social justice, it…
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Online Networks and Social Change

Call-Out Culture, Cancel Culture, Echo Chamber, Haley Baylee, Influencers, Johnny Depp, Online Drama, Public Discourse, Public Opinion, Public Shaming, Social Media