Imaginary and intolerance culture in algorithmic platforms

• Autor(a) principal: Lemes de Castro, Julio Cesar
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Contracampo
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.uff.br/contracampo/article/view/47817
• topic: Intolerance; Hate Speech; Imaginary; Algorithms; Platforms; Intolerância; Discurso de Ódio; Imaginário; Algoritmos; Plataformas

In this theoretical articulation based on bibliographic research, the culture of intolerance, driven by the political context of hyperneoliberalism, is linked to the imaginary present on algorithmic platforms, where a fundamental mode of governance is practiced today. While not ignoring past manifestations of intolerance on the Internet, this paper intends to demonstrate how these platforms are environments even more favorable for such manifestations, given the peculiarities of their technology and their business model. To this end, certain aspects of their operation, classified as arena of attention, uneven omnimediation, calibrated exposure and flexible veridiction, are associated with dispositions that Lacan associates with the imaginary and aggressiveness – narcissism, narcissistic identification with leaders, segregation and paranoia.