Media Control and Citizen-Critical Publics in Russia: Are Some "Pigs" More Equal Than Others?
Abstract: Amid the intensification of state control over the digital domain in Russia, what types of online activism are tolerated or even endorsed by the government and why? While entities such as the Anti-Corruption Foundation exposing the state are silenced through various tactics such as content blocking and removal, labelling the foundation a "foreign agent", and deeming it "extremist", other formations of citizens using digital media to expose "offences" performed by fellow citizens are operating freely. This article focuses on a vigilante group targeting "unscrupulous" merchants (often ethnic minorities and labour migrants) for the alleged sale of expired produce - the Hrushi Protiv. Supported by the government, Hrushi Protiv participants survey grocery chain stores and open-air markets for expired produce, a practice that often escalates into violence, while the process is filmed and edited to be uploaded to YouTube. These videos constitute unique media products that entertain the au
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Media and Communication ; 9 (2021) 4 ; 62-72
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Mannheim
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SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
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2021
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Gabdulhakov, Rashid
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10.17645/mac.v9i4.4233
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023010509415268899946
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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- Gabdulhakov, Rashid
- SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
Entstanden
- 2021
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