The inability to access information such as tweets may, perhaps, reflect an anti-democratisation of knowledge where previously the internet had opened it up to the masses.
Twitter’s current editorial role suggests the reproduction of geopolitical power dynamics, with its increasingly visible bilateral cooperation with states and their (political) requests.
By using gamified logics, the Israel Defense Forces in a tweet positioned air-strikes on a plane similar to cyber-attacks, transforming Hamas into inhuman targets.
Digital platforms have opened the way for people to connect, debate and gather information; yet they have also increased the spread of fake news.
While the role of recognition in world politics is ever more acknowledged, the technological and visual aspect of this process requires much greater consideration.
Russian bots and trolls are amplifying disinformation in social media. To wit, meddling in US democracy with a seed and feed campaign of divisive messages continues.
The long duration of negotiations on migration along with growing economic and security difficulties in Turkey have led to growing Euroscepticism in the state.
By live-tweeting the 197 war in Pakistan @SouthAsia71 brings primary research to a broader audience and demonstrates the social media’s potential for research purposes.
There’s an impression that the world of the academic is independent of the pressures of competition and marketing. That impression is wrong and proving more so every day.
As the growth in outlets where research can be published online continues, the importance of using Twitter and other effective social media channels to promote IR research will only grow, too
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