Introduction: Ten years of WhatsApp: The role of chat apps in the formation and mobilization of online publics

Baulch, E; Matamoros-Fernández, A; Johns, A

Introduction: Ten years of WhatsApp: The role of chat apps in the formation and mobilization of online publics

Baulch, E Matamoros-Fernández, A Johns, A

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Publisher:: University of Illinois at Chicago Library
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: First Monday, 2020, 25, (12)
Issue Date:: 2020-01-05

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dc.contributor.author	Baulch, E
dc.contributor.author	Matamoros-Fernández, A
dc.contributor.author	Johns, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3946-7869
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dc.description.abstract	<jats:p>This special issue, curated by Emma Baulch, Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández, and Amelia Johns, marks the end of the first decade of WhatsApp’s existence and offers a collection of essays on the importance of this technology in everyday life. Considering the rapid uptake and ubiquity of WhatsApp in places beyond the Anglophone world, including Brazil, Mexico, Malaysia, and Spain, the seven papers interrogate the opportunities and challenges that the app affords to activists and ordinary users through its main features: end-to-end encryption, groups, and the forward function.</jats:p>
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This special issue, curated by Emma Baulch, Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández, and Amelia Johns, marks the end of the first decade of WhatsApp’s existence and offers a collection of essays on the importance of this technology in everyday life. Considering the rapid uptake and ubiquity of WhatsApp in places beyond the Anglophone world, including Brazil, Mexico, Malaysia, and Spain, the seven papers interrogate the opportunities and challenges that the app affords to activists and ordinary users through its main features: end-to-end encryption, groups, and the forward function.

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