Normative dislocation: When platforms moderate without memory
Published online on April 11, 2026
Abstract
New Media & Society, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 1437-1463, April 2026.
This article introduces the concept of normative dislocation to explain how platform moderation during Brazil’s 2022 presidential elections failed to account for local histories of political violence. Drawing on a digital methods analysis of militaristic ...
This article introduces the concept of normative dislocation to explain how platform moderation during Brazil’s 2022 presidential elections failed to account for local histories of political violence. Drawing on a digital methods analysis of militaristic ...