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«Coding the Flows». The Role of Megaservices in the WeChatization of the Digital Space. / Томин, Леонид Владимирович; Балаян, А.А.
2026 IEEE Communication Strategies in Digital Society Seminar (ComSDS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026. p. 322-326.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in an anthology › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - «Coding the Flows». The Role of Megaservices in the WeChatization of the Digital Space
AU - Томин, Леонид Владимирович
AU - Балаян, А.А.
N1 - «Coding the Flows». The Role of Megaservices in the WeChatization of the Digital Space // 2026 IEEE Communication Strategies in Digital Society Seminar (ComSDS), St. Petersburg, Russia, 2026 p. 323–326.
PY - 2026/4/8
Y1 - 2026/4/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
M3 - Article in an anthology
SN - 979-8-3315-8177-0
SP - 322
EP - 326
BT - 2026 IEEE Communication Strategies in Digital Society Seminar (ComSDS)
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - Communication Strategies in Digital Society 2026
Y2 - 8 April 2026 through 8 April 2026
ER -
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