Discrete and looking (to profit): homoconnectivity on Grindr.
The queer dating and hookup app Grindr evidences a technological and economic intensification in queer spaces online. The dominant modality of capitalist power is no longer consumerist norms but the collection and analysis of data. Grindr's participation in datafication distributes increased risks u...
| Publicado en: | Critical Studies in Media Communication Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 43 - 58 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2020
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