Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman: A Critical Case Study on Social Media, Deception, and Lil Miquela

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Author(s): Raymond Blanton (University of the Incarnate Word, USA)and Darlene Carbajal (University of the Incarnate Word, USA)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 17
Source title: Handbook of Research on Deception, Fake News, and Misinformation Online
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Innocent E. Chiluwa (Covenant University, Nigeria)and Sergei A. Samoilenko (George Mason University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8535-0.ch006

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Mass Communications / Media & Communications / Social Networking

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This chapter takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of deception from the critical perspectives of rhetoric, communication, and media studies. The primary objective is to interrogate the interrelationship of communication, identity, and technology relevant to social media in order to confront issues related to online deception. To that end, this case study is centrally focused on social media sensation Miquela Sosa, also known as Lil Miquela, and the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and social media influencers to contribute to a more robust critical consciousness regarding misinformation online.

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