Julie Reid

Gebundenes Buch

Delusive Speech in the Sharing Economy

Scam Inc.

Beschreibung

In this examination of how the rise of online sharing economy platforms have facilitated online crime, this book shows how while marketed as trustworthy peer-to-peer services, these platforms are highly vulnerable to misuse by scammers and are used for the dissemination of delusive speech.

Autor

Julie Reid is Professor of Communication Science, and specialises in media studies, audience research, and the study of digital technologies. She is based at the Department of Communication Science at the University of South Africa (Unisa). As a long-time activist for social justice related to communication rights, she has published widely on the topics of media regulation, media politics, and the issues of freedom of expression and media diversity. She is the editor and co-author of the books Looking at media: an introduction to visual studies (2013), New concepts in media diversity. A view from South Africa (2020) and the co-author of Tell Our Story. Multiplying voices in the news media (2020).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 543g
• ISBN-13: 9781032845920
• ISBN-10: 1032845929
• Artikelnr.: 71849558