Thematic Content Analysis of Right-Wing Radical Communities in Social Media

The content analysis covered the most popular posts published by right-wing radical communities in the VKontakte social network. The posts were selected according to the number of likes, reposts, and comments. The analysis revealed the topics that evoked the greatest response from supporters of righ...

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Main Author: Evgeniy V. Shchekotin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kemerovo State University 2024-12-01
Series:Виртуальная коммуникация и социальные сети
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Summary:The content analysis covered the most popular posts published by right-wing radical communities in the VKontakte social network. The posts were selected according to the number of likes, reposts, and comments. The analysis revealed the topics that evoked the greatest response from supporters of right-wing radical ideology. The most popular content demonstrated the greatest contribution to cognitive radicalization. These messages featured either external enemy or our own, the latter describing the iconic image and behavior of right-wing supporters or expressing strong approval of certain actions of those outside the community. Other topics included ideology, events, actions, humor, positive assessment of politicians, etc.
ISSN:2782-4799
2782-4802