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Digitalization Of Communication And The Spiral Of Silence Theory
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Խ․ Աբովյանի անվան հայկական պետական մանկավարժական համալսարան
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spiral of silence ; media ; Internet ; social media ; information ; public sphere
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This article discusses the issue of the influence of digital technologies on manifestations and trans-formation of the spiral of silence phenomenon. An analysis is given on the role of the Internet as a public sphere, and the results of recent researches on the spiral of silence manifestations on online-based plat-forms are discussed. The author comes to the conclusion that manifestations of the spiral of silence are crucial in the process of the development of the Internet as a public sphere, and, communicative, techno-logical and social-psychological factors, discussed in this paper, will determine whether and how online-based platforms will enhance democracy.
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