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Mediatization and citizenship: tensions between the democratization of access and algorithmic discrimination
Abstract (English)
The aim of this abstract is to discuss the relationship between the processes of mediatization as a possibility of access to citizenship and the power relations that these processes reinforce. Even in an era of deep mediatization (COULDRY; HEPP, 2017), in which social practices are increasingly intertwined with the use of technologies, access is not for everyone and not all voices are heard. We could mention here different profiles of people who remain on the margins of many of their rights. However, we will focus on deaf people. This social group is made up of more than ten million Brazilians and their invisibility is caused by ableism, present in offline life and in the mediated environment; strengthened by the media; and remains in algorithmic discrimination, which considers a homogeneous society. Despite the laws that decree the use of accessibility resources in urban spaces and the media, and the processes of mediatization that could contribute to greater democratization, social participation and appropriation of discourse, many voices continue to be silenced. Data is the way to build knowledge and reality (COULDRY; HEPP, 2017). Algorithmic discrimination, however, has kept oppressed groups silenced, as well as reinforcing socio-economic inequalities. Reis (2025) points out that deaf people face algorithmic discrimination such as exclusion, denial of reality and citizenship and the assumption of intellectual inferiority. From this study, we can see that demands for accessibility have gained ground in public debates and in the creation of policies. However, in practice, actions still do not comply with the law. Faced with this scenario of a lack of accessibility and homogeneous discourses that erase communities, one of the possibilities for change lies in breaking away from ableist practices, based on the social participation of people with disabilities in decision-making.Keywords (Ingles)
mediatization; algorithmic discrimination; power relations; deaf people; citizenship.presenters
Juliana Linhares Brant Reis
Nationality: Brazil
Residence: Brazil
UFBA
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