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About this episode

Dr. Francesco Carlo Campisi discusses his research on how online movements like Anonymous and QAnon use social media to mobilize participation.

What does influence look like when there are no formal memberships, no application processes, and no leaders? In this episode, Dr. Francesco Carlo Campisi shares insights from his doctoral research on how deviant online movements like Anonymous and QAnon mobilize participation using social media. We talk about emotional engagement, visibility as a resource, and how theory can help us understand participation in loosely organized but powerful digital collectives.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Francesco Carlo Campisi

Topics covered

• deviant online movements
• social media influence
• emotional engagement
• digital collectives
• participation mobilization

Keywords

• online movements
• social media
• influence
• participation
• emotional engagement
• digital collectives

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anonymous, QAnon

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