Public's vulnerability against abusive practices of communication employed by organizations
Limitations for Civil Monitoring
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3855561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Márcio Simeone Henriques (0000-0003-0807-6221, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, corresponding author), Danilo R Silva (0000-0002-9989-7449, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Daniel Reis Silva |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Pages | 177-190 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comunicação e Sociedade (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1645-2089 • E-ISSN: 2183-3575 |
| Publisher | University of Minho (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17231/comsoc.26(2014).2032 |
| OpenAlex | W2119301182 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The present article reflects on the matter of civil surveillance over abusive practices of communication employed by private organizations, addressing how such practices, focused on an attempt to corrupt public opinion, create a fuzzy category whose monitoring is permeated by obstacles and difficulties. Then specifically explores the practice of astroturfing, understood as a manifestation of a simulated public, reflecting how their logical and dynamics configure an ambiguous and indeterminate practice
Best practice · Business · Civil society · Computer security · Indeterminate · Logical analysis · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Computer Science · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies · Law · Spam and Phishing Detection
| Highly cited | No |
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