The research examines junk news, followers of problematic sources as well as artificial amplification on Instagram during the 2019 Dutch provincial and European parliamentary elections. First, this study looks at the circulation of junk content in high-engagement political spaces on Instagram. Second, …

This chapter enquires into the resonance of junk news on Twitter during the campaign periods prior to the 2019 Dutch Provincial elections and European Parliamentary elections. Querying Twitter for political topics related to the two elections, and various divisive social issues such as Zwarte Piet and …

In 'Mediamatigen, klaagzang van een internet junk' gaat auteur Kasper Veenstra op zoek naar de effecten die digitale communicatie in de hedendaagse samenleving speelt. Door middel van een experiment, waarbij hij het 3 weken zonder internet, telefoon en televisie stelt, brengt hij de problemen van ons …