Market-Oriented Disinformation Research / Carlos Diaz Ruiz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diaz Ruiz, Carlos, author.

Series:

Routledge studies in marketing, 50

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumers--Research.

Consumers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages).

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Taylor & Francis, 2025.

Summary:

"Market-Oriented Disinformation Research explores the spread of false or misleading information online through the lens of marketing theory and consumer research. It examines how the business models of digital platforms and advertising technology firms (AdTech) generate digital markets that incentivize the circulation of harmful content for profit. Rather than viewing disinformation and misinformation as accidental byproducts, the book proposes that they thrive in the current markets designed for digital advertising and influencer marketing. Readers will learn how the amplification of disinformation can be linked to social media's business model. Examples include how social media algorithms promote addictive content, how fake news sites use ad fraud to lure in advertising revenue, and how some content creators rely on clickbait, ragebait, bots, and conspiracy theories to boost their engagement metrics. The book is a must-read for scholars in journalism, media studies, and political communication, as well as policymakers interested in the democratic governance of social media platforms. In addition, it calls for digital marketing, advertising, and brand management professionals to take responsibility for their ad spending by advocating for greater oversight over AdTech intermediaries to prevent unethical actors from monetizing the harmful content that polarizes society and undermines democratic institutions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Follow the Money: An Introduction to Market-Oriented Disinformation Research

2. The Polysemy of Disinformation: Definitions, Meanings, and Contradictions in Disinformation Research

3. Mapping the Field of Disinformation Research

4. Disinformation Research from a Constructivist Market Studies Perspective

5. Disinformation on Digital Media Platforms: A Market-Shaping Approach

6. The AdTech Ecosystem and Programmatic Advertising

7. A Marketplace for Clicks: The Business Model of Social Media Platforms

8. Echo chambers on social media: Distinguishing between filter bubbles, epistemic bubbles, and structures of strategic discrediting

9. Bots talking to bots: Synthetic Media, AI-generated content, and the "Dead Internet" Conspiracy Theory.

Notes:

CC BY-NC-ND

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ISBN:

9781040355121

1040355129

OCLC:

1509360256