Taking the copyfight online: Comparing the copyright debate in congressional hearings, in newspapers, and on the web

Herman, Bill D.

doi:10.1111/j.1083-6101.2012.01575.x

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“…8 According to the findings, social media was used by several participants to make important input in political discourse; however others used them for attacking opponents, spreading false rumors, hate and inciting messages which contributed in violence that was witnessed before, during and after the elections in the country. Their study suggested review of various media laws that could monitor the use of different social media platforms (Okoro & Kenneth, 2013) Political parties are actively using social media platforms such as weblogs and social networking sites to disseminate political information to the voting public (Herman, 2012;Herman & Kim, 2014).…”

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Social Media and Electoral Campaigns: A Study of 2013 General Elections in Punjab

Ghani

Shabir

Ghaznavi

2020

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Social Media sites such as Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, IMO, Twitter and Viber have become famous social interaction forums among all age groups in Pakistan. Social media websites remained the most common platform for the exchange of political ideas and political awareness, consequently influencing political mobilization and bringing change in the political setup of Punjab. This study evaluates the impact of social media on molding the behaviors of voters during the general elections in 2013.The aim was to quantify how social media websites affected political mobilization and altered the Pakistani political setup. The findings are based on a survey conducted amongst the population of Punjab belonging to different age groups, gender, profession, qualification, and localities. Significant correlations were found among different variables i.e. gender, age, profession and locality of the participants. This paper suggests that social media has affected the young population most in Pakistan and helped alter the politicalbehavior of voters.

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Social Media and Electoral Campaigns: A Study of 2013 General Elections in Punjab

Ghani

Shabir

Ghaznavi

2020

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“…Some scholars have identified this tension as a conflict between freedom and control (Herman, ; Lessig, , ; Vaidhyanathan, 2004). Within this critical academic discourse is the normative assertion that the freedom of users to participate in cultural production and exchange should be fostered, while the control exercised by legacy media should be mitigated or overturned altogether.…”

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