But I Do Not ♥ Genocide
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A short and personal reflection on “liking” Instagram posts during the early months of the genocide in Gaza that addresses the platform limitations of social media. While the reasons for “liking” posts include attempting to inform the algorithm, combat shadow-banning, build a (limited) digital archive, and communicate support, doing so also demonstrates the built-in constraints of tech-platforms, shortcomings of digital resistance, and the inability to stop the violence.
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7amleh (2023). Hashtag Palestine 2023: Palestinian Digital Rights During War. Available at: https://7amleh.org/2024/01/17/hashtag-palestine-2023-palestinian-digital-rights-during-war
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Democracy Now. (2023) ‘Gaza Mourns Journalists’ [Instagram]. October 11. Available at: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyRM6S6KQMO/?igsh=MWdqZHhhMWRuZzF1bw== (Accessed 11 October 2023).
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Cotter, K. (2019). Playing the visibility game: How digital influencers and algorithms negotiate influence on Instagram. New Media and Society, 21, 895–913.
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But I Do Not ♥ Genocide
In: Middle East Journal of Culture and CommunicationSearch for other papers by Helga Tawil-Souri in
Current site
Google Scholar
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Abstract
A short and personal reflection on “liking” Instagram posts during the early months of the genocide in Gaza that addresses the platform limitations of social media. While the reasons for “liking” posts include attempting to inform the algorithm, combat shadow-banning, build a (limited) digital archive, and communicate support, doing so also demonstrates the built-in constraints of tech-platforms, shortcomings of digital resistance, and the inability to stop the violence.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 109 | 109 | 13 |
| Full Text Views | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 103 | 103 | 21 |