Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/225654 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Citation: 
[Journal:] Internet Policy Review [ISSN:] 2197-6775 [Volume:] 9 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society [Place:] Berlin [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 1-20
Publisher: 
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin
Abstract: 
This paper looks at contemporary uses of an 'old' social media - Internet Relay Chat (IRC) - and shows how they constitute a form of resistance to and a social critique of mainstream social media platforms. By examining IRC uses within three social worlds of peer production (free software development, hackerspace participation, Anonymous hacktivism), we argue that this open protocol (a digital commons) continues to serve as an essential component of the digital infrastructure, while receiving minimal public attention or funding.
Subjects: 
Social media
Trust
Digital commons
Commons
Peer production
Critique
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