On the Vernacular Language Games of an Antagonistic Online Subculture
In this paper we develop an empirical, big data approach to analyze how alt-right vernacular concepts (such as kek and beta) were used on the notorious anonymous and ephemeral imageboard 4chan/pol/and the fan wiki Encyclopedia Dramatica. While 4chan/pol/is broadly regarded as an influential source o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Big Data |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdata.2021.718368/full |