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Picture of Ben Shapiro, in the background we see some of his social media posts
© Picture of Ben Shapiro by Gage Skidmore, edited

Telling stories using platform affordances: an analysis on Ben Shapiro’s social media use

Article
Ruben den Boer
27/03/2023
16 minutes to read

Platforms are not neutral. Their affordances and quantification shape the stories we tell and read. This article delves into this phenomenon by focusing on how Ben Shapiro tells his metapolitical stories on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Kaitlin Bennett: The New Right Metapolitical Influencer

Article
Caya Van Der Plas
13/01/2021
16 minutes to read

This article analyzes how Kaitlin Bennett, the self-proclaimed 'most hated conservative woman on the internet', has made a succesful career as a metapolitical influencer using her knowledge about the affordances of digital media.