Black Communication in the Age of Disinformation: DeepFakes and Synthetic Media
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxvii, 208 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-3-031-27696-5 (pdf); 978-3-031-27695-8 (print)
"Current developments in technology, such as facial recognition, have already disproportionately affected people of color, especially people of African descent. The rise of DeepFakes and other forms of Fake News online has brought a host of new impacts and potential obstacles to the way that Black communities communicate. With a focus on the emergence of DeepFakes, and AI Synthetic Media, contributors have explored a range of themes and topics, including but not limited to: How do AI and digital algorithms impact people of color? How does Social Media shape Black women's perception of their body? How vulnerable are young Africans to social media generated fake news? Contributions have examined how Black virtual, in person and digital communication is affected by the current onslaught of misinformation, manipulated images and videos, and changing social media landscape." (Publisher description)
1 Of Deepfakes, Misinformation, and Disinformation / Lydia Radoli and Kehbuma Langmia, 1
2 The African Youth and Social Media at the Crossroads of Information, Misinformation, and Disinformation / Mohamed Saliou Camara, Hyeladzirra Banu, and Jean Claude Abeck, 15
3 Artificial Intelligence for Social Evil: Exploring How AI and Beauty Filters Perpetuate Colorism—Lessons Learned from a Colorism Giant, Brazil / Juliana Maria Trammel, 51
4 Deepfakes as Misinformation: The Next Frontier of Sports Fandom / Monica L. Ponder, Trayce Leak, and Kalema E. Meggs, 73
5 The Influence of Social Media Use in the Wake of Deepfakes on Kenyan Female University Students’ Perceptions on Sexism, Their Body Image and Participation in Politics / Nancy Mayoyo, 89
6 The Ogre and the Griot: Culturally Embedded Communicative Approaches Addressing ‘Deep Fake’ COVID-19 Narratives and Hyperrealities in Kenya / Oby Obyerodhyambo and Wambui Wamunyu, 105
7 “The Medium is the Massage/Message”: Functions of Synthetic Media in Sense-Making Conditions / Jean Claude Kwitonda and Symone Campbell, 131
8 Deepfakes: Future of Sports and Questioning Video Evidence / Unwana Samuel Akpan and Chuka Onwumechili, 147
9 Examining the Role of ‘KOT’ in Reinforcing Organizations’ Voices Against Misinformation in Kenya / Masaki Enock Magack, 165
10 Akata Night Masquerade: A Semblance of Online Deepfakes in African Traditional Communication Systems / Unwana Samuel Akpan, 179
2 The African Youth and Social Media at the Crossroads of Information, Misinformation, and Disinformation / Mohamed Saliou Camara, Hyeladzirra Banu, and Jean Claude Abeck, 15
3 Artificial Intelligence for Social Evil: Exploring How AI and Beauty Filters Perpetuate Colorism—Lessons Learned from a Colorism Giant, Brazil / Juliana Maria Trammel, 51
4 Deepfakes as Misinformation: The Next Frontier of Sports Fandom / Monica L. Ponder, Trayce Leak, and Kalema E. Meggs, 73
5 The Influence of Social Media Use in the Wake of Deepfakes on Kenyan Female University Students’ Perceptions on Sexism, Their Body Image and Participation in Politics / Nancy Mayoyo, 89
6 The Ogre and the Griot: Culturally Embedded Communicative Approaches Addressing ‘Deep Fake’ COVID-19 Narratives and Hyperrealities in Kenya / Oby Obyerodhyambo and Wambui Wamunyu, 105
7 “The Medium is the Massage/Message”: Functions of Synthetic Media in Sense-Making Conditions / Jean Claude Kwitonda and Symone Campbell, 131
8 Deepfakes: Future of Sports and Questioning Video Evidence / Unwana Samuel Akpan and Chuka Onwumechili, 147
9 Examining the Role of ‘KOT’ in Reinforcing Organizations’ Voices Against Misinformation in Kenya / Masaki Enock Magack, 165
10 Akata Night Masquerade: A Semblance of Online Deepfakes in African Traditional Communication Systems / Unwana Samuel Akpan, 179
