The article analyzes the transformation of dispositifs and strategies of power in conditions of surveillance capitalism, when states and corporations seek to control and monetize data flows. Theoretical and methodological basis of the study: the concept of governmentality (Michel Foucault) and the theory of production of subjectivity (Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari). Using WeChat as a case study, the authors demonstrate the distinctive role of megaservices in the functioning and reproduction of modern autocracies.
Translated title of the contribution"Кодировать потоки". Роль мегасервисов в вичатизации цифрового пространства
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2026 IEEE Communication Strategies in Digital Society Seminar (ComSDS)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages322-326
ISBN (Print)979-8-3315-8177-0
StatePublished - 8 Apr 2026
EventCommunication Strategies in Digital Society 2026 - St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI” , St. Petersburg , Russian Federation
Duration: 8 Apr 20268 Apr 2026
https://ieee.spb.etu.ru/en/home/konferencii/2026/communication-strategies-in-digital-society-seminar-comsds

Conference

ConferenceCommunication Strategies in Digital Society 2026
Abbreviated title2026 ComSDS
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CitySt. Petersburg
Period8/04/268/04/26
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