Beyond the “Subculture of Connection”: Youth Violence and Criminal Gangs on Social Networks

International Journal of Communication and Media Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJCMS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Giacomo Buoncompagni

10.14445/2349641X/IJCMS-V6I1P104

How to Cite?

Giacomo Buoncompagni, "Beyond the “Subculture of Connection”: Youth Violence and Criminal Gangs on Social Networks," SSRG International Journal of Communication and Media Science, vol. 6,  no. 1, pp. 24-28, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/2349641X/IJCMS-V6I1P104

Abstract:

The convergence of urban and digital spaces is increasingly influencing the behavior of street gangs.
The Internet is by nature a public and interactive environment, so it is much more powerful than any typical gang brand or symbol.
It provides a free space for criminal groups to promote violent actions, turning them into viral content. Today, it is important to define the relationship between young people, new media and digital education, considering the social changes and the structure of the new transparent and digital public space; it is necessary to recover the adult's ability to listen, which presupposes silence, and is the prerogative of acceptance and cooperation, it would mean abandoning the asocial and self-celebrating communication-relationship process in the world of cyberspace.

Keywords:

violence, digital media, gangs, digital-public space

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