2020
DOI: 10.15388/polit.2020.99.3
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Social Media in Russian Politics

Abstract: This paper considers the issue of the influence of social media on politics in Russia. Having emerged in the late 1990s as a tool for informal communication, social media became an important part of Russian socio-political life by the end of 2010s. The past two decades is a sufficient period of time to draw some intermediate conclusions of the impact of social media on the political development of the country. To do this is the main goal of the paper. Its main body consists of three parts. The first chapter gi… Show more

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“…Although IM may be unequivocally identified as a tool to serve political mobilization and different forms of civic engagement (Pang and Woo, 2020), not many studies have focused on Telegram, despite its relevance, especially in non-Western markets (Ikbar, 2020). Salikov (2020), for instance, highlights the twofold relevance of Telegram in Russian digital media landscape. Along with other forms of social media, Telegram has helped increase awareness on politically disputed issues in a country where real opposition—as opposed to formal opposition—“was practically pushed by the authorities themselves to the periphery of public space” (Salikov, 2020: 77).…”
Section: The Politics Of Telegrammentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Although IM may be unequivocally identified as a tool to serve political mobilization and different forms of civic engagement (Pang and Woo, 2020), not many studies have focused on Telegram, despite its relevance, especially in non-Western markets (Ikbar, 2020). Salikov (2020), for instance, highlights the twofold relevance of Telegram in Russian digital media landscape. Along with other forms of social media, Telegram has helped increase awareness on politically disputed issues in a country where real opposition—as opposed to formal opposition—“was practically pushed by the authorities themselves to the periphery of public space” (Salikov, 2020: 77).…”
Section: The Politics Of Telegrammentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Such blockage was suspended on 18 June 2020, after more than 2 years (Roskomnadzor, 2020). Although interpreted in different ways (Salikov, 2020), certainly the technical impossibility to block the app has contributed to some extent to the decision to unblock. One way or another, the official statement is that Telegram's efforts to banish terrorists from the platform have been considered enough to comply with the motivations that originated the blockage in the first place (Roskomnadzor, 2020).…”
Section: Durov and Telegrammentioning
confidence: 99%
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