Rob Topinka
Reader in Digital Media & Rhetoric Birkbeck, University of London.
researching reactionary digital politics
and the politics of shitposting (https://tinyurl.com/yc72aaah)
recovering lurker
- Part 2, on the online right, out now: “The convergence of monetary incentives with ideologically charged engagement produces a kind of ambient extremism in contemporary politics…” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- The 1st of my 3-part series on digital politics is out in the Guardian. Read, comment, tell me I'm wrong, attack me. As I argue: 'The real battleground is over emotion and attention, which is what determines whether information – good or bad – finds an audience. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
