Geert Lovink

The age of platforms

Melita Zajc / June 24, 2019

MEDIA: Analyzing contemporary social media practices likes fake news, Geert Lovink looks toward a possible end to «platform nihilism».

Friedrich Kittler, Geert Lovink, Klaus Theweleit, media, Platform Nihilism, Sad By Design, Texte zur Medientheorie

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