Les chambres d’écho sont-elles morales? Étude croisée de disputes en ligne

The advent of “pluralistic democracies” and the fragmentation of communication spheres have led us to a pluralism of audiences and apparatus. However, the transformation of our sociotechnical framework does not bring us closer to the Habermasian ideal of a public sphere. This article proposes to ana...

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Main Authors: Céline Morin, Julien Mésangeau
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Language:English
Published: Université du Québec à Montréal 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/communiquer/11809
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description The advent of “pluralistic democracies” and the fragmentation of communication spheres have led us to a pluralism of audiences and apparatus. However, the transformation of our sociotechnical framework does not bring us closer to the Habermasian ideal of a public sphere. This article proposes to analyze the concept of “echo chamber” from a moral perspective, through both a theoretical and an empirical approach: firstly, as a floating concept leading to ambiguous results and reflecting an academic concern; secondly, as a tool for diagnosing conflicting spheres. Based on these theoretical reflections and the empirical exploration of two antagonistic online spaces (masculinist and feminist counter-masculinist), we propose to address the morality of echo chambers through a tripartite framework: morals of power (social and technical apparatus), morals of pluralism (homophily), and morals of interactionism (interpersonal exchanges).
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Les chambres d’écho sont-elles morales? Étude croisée de disputes en ligne
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democracy
echo chambers
morals
pluralism
manosphere
masculinism
title Les chambres d’écho sont-elles morales? Étude croisée de disputes en ligne
title_full Les chambres d’écho sont-elles morales? Étude croisée de disputes en ligne
title_fullStr Les chambres d’écho sont-elles morales? Étude croisée de disputes en ligne
title_full_unstemmed Les chambres d’écho sont-elles morales? Étude croisée de disputes en ligne
title_short Les chambres d’écho sont-elles morales? Étude croisée de disputes en ligne
title_sort les chambres d echo sont elles morales etude croisee de disputes en ligne
topic democracy
echo chambers
morals
pluralism
manosphere
masculinism
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