Crisis of political communication in digital era

Shitposting is not always malicious, but in today’s political climate, it diverts or derails serious ongoing conversations.

A terrifying crisis has emerged in today’s political communication: Shitposting as a shield for authoritarianism. The country’s chief executives and powerful leaders post bizarre content on social media that possesses neither diplomatic value nor policy-related seriousness. Yet, the irony is that these very posts are showered with thousands of ‘likes’, leaving their supporters ecstatic. To understand this political behaviour in the digital age, we must first understand the various dimensions of internet culture and its internal architecture.