Dit werk onderzoekt hoe politie- en inlichtingendiensten zich bezighouden met surveillance via sociale media en andere vormen van politiewerk op deze platforms. Het verkent de complexiteit die ontstaat wanneer staatsmacht en monitoring samenkomen met digitale ruimtes. De auteur duikt in thema's als identiteit, privacy en politiek in het tijdperk van sociale media. Deze studie biedt inzichten in het evoluerende landschap van digitale surveillance en de maatschappelijke implicaties ervan.
How have new social media altered how individuals present themselves? What dilemmas have they introduced? In the age of Facebook, Twitter and other forms of instant communication, individuals are losing (or relinquishing) control over their personal information! Trottier provides a trenchant analysis of the paradoxes of privacy and the presentation of self in the early 21st century. This book is ideal for courses in Sociology, Media Studies and Communication.
Focusing on surveillance practices within social media, the book presents ethnographic research involving diverse users, particularly on Facebook. It explores how monitoring activities serve multiple purposes and interact to enhance one another, contributing to the increasing prevalence of surveillance and visibility in online spaces. This unique perspective sheds light on the complexities of social media use and the implications for privacy and personal agency in the digital age.