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This concluding chapter sketches out the concept of ‘online othering’ in more detail, discussing its use as a conceptual tool, and outlining the relationship between global politics, culture and digital technologies in the facilitation of ‘online othering’. It highlights how ‘online othering’ is patriarchal, but also involves intersectionalities with other social positionalities. We also discuss how ‘online othering’ is difficult to regulate and police and highlight the ineffective role of Internet and social media corporations, as the Internet economy drives and privileges profit and speed of communication. We highlight how ‘online othering’ can involve resistance and activism, and that digital media has been utilised to challenge hate. The chapter concludes by suggesting future lines of inquiry and applications of the concept of ‘online othering’.
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Harmer, E., Lumsden, K. (2019). Conclusion: Researching ‘Online Othering’—Future Agendas and Lines of Inquiry. In: Lumsden, K., Harmer, E. (eds) Online Othering. Palgrave Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12633-9_16
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