THE EVOLUTION OF ONLINE POLITICS IN SOCIAL MEDIA DURING 2014-2017
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This research studied the evolution of online politics in social media under Thai military rule during 2014-2017, through related documentaries, and observation of political interaction in major social media platforms, and emerging platforms, as the phenomenon progressed.
The research found that Facebook, as a major platform, had gathered much of social and political attention in Thai society, while YouTube had gained increasing popularity with multimedia contents that ease literacy limitation. Twitter is a fast-growing emerging platform employed by leading politicians to reach new generations, while Instagram gradually grows through series of popular “hashtags” or keywords to demonstrate common causes. LINE is another growing platform, as major platforms has been subjected with tighter control and series of prosecutions. Thai political talks had been driven to covert communication in direct-messenger and closed-group communication, with careful privacy setup and avatars to disguise their identities from strict state surveillance.
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