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Toxic Memes: A Survey of Computational Perspectives on the Detection and Explanation of Meme Toxicities [PDF]
Online Soc. Networks MediaInternet memes, channels for humor, social commentary, and cultural expression, are increasingly used to spread toxic messages. Studies on the computational analyses of toxic memes have significantly grown over the past five years, and the only three ...
Delfina Sol Martinez Pandiani +2 more
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Semiotic Organization of Russian Environmental Internet Memes
Научный диалог, 2023 In this article, the authors examine Russian environmental internet memes, presented on social networks such as VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, and on websites like Memepedia, Pikabu, and A. Chistopashin’s site.
E. V. Terentyeva, E. B. Pavlova
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The role of popular media in 2016 US presidential election memes
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2020 The 2016 US presidential election was marked by the extensive role that social media played in the construction of the candidates as well as by the growth of a number of forms of digital political rhetoric, including memes.
Kyra Osten Hunting
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Memes of bodies, bodies of memes
HybridWhile there is no lack of research on far-right and meme-based disinformation, there appears to be a lack of understanding about the inner logic of the communities that share and create them.
Maximilian Schlüter
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Internet memes as internet signs: A semiotic view of digital culture
Sign Systems Studies, 2016 This article argues for a clearer framework of internet-based “memes”. The science of memes, dubbed ‘memetics’, presumes that memes remain “copying units” following the popularisation of the concept in Richard Dawkins’ celebrated work, The Selfish Gene ...
Sara Cannizzaro
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The Role of Memes in Shaping Political Discourse on Social Media
Studies in Media and CommunicationThe article explores the role of memes in shaping political discourse on social media platforms, examining their influence on public opinion, political behavior, and the dynamics of ideological polarization.
M. AlAfnan
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Unveiling Namibia's Digital Humour
Namibian Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Communication StudiesThis article explored the humorous and stylistic elements of memes in Namibian online discourse. In the digital age, memes have become an integral part of online communication, offering valuable insights into contemporary language use.
Rauna Mwetulundila, Marinela Maghiar
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SemEval-2024 Task 4: Multilingual Detection of Persuasion Techniques in Memes
International Workshop on Semantic EvaluationThe automatic identification of misleading and persuasive content has emerged as a significant issue among various stakeholders, including social media platforms, policymakers, and the broader society. To tackle this issue within the context of memes, we
Dimitar I. Dimitrov +6 more
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 Misinformation and disinformation regarding COVID-19 and vaccination against it may be contributing to vaccine hesitancy. Social media outlets have reportedly made efforts to limit false information yet untruths related to COVID-19 persist online.
C. Basch +4 more
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COVID-19 public discourse in Russia: Semantic mapping [PDF]
World of Media, 2022 The objective of the study was to analyze the representation and characteristics of most relevant semantic categories in COVID-related memes using semantic mapping strategies as well as to describe interconnected spheres in semantic fields and possible ...
Olga Smirnova +4 more
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