Resisting by being invisible: Theorising infrapolitical algorithmic actions on Douyin (Chinese TikTok)
Published online on January 31, 2026
Abstract
New Media & Society, Ahead of Print.
Users increasingly resist algorithms through subtle practices woven into everyday life. While scholarship on user resistance is growing, insufficient studies theorise such ‘invisible’ behaviours. This article develops James C. Scott’s notion of ‘...
Users increasingly resist algorithms through subtle practices woven into everyday life. While scholarship on user resistance is growing, insufficient studies theorise such ‘invisible’ behaviours. This article develops James C. Scott’s notion of ‘...