Proposed Title: The Algorithmic Mirror: How Platformization and Participatory Culture Reshape Popular Media 1. Introduction
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Popular media is no longer just a top-down product of Hollywood; it is a feedback loop where platform algorithms, fan participation (prosumers), and globalized digital distribution dictate what becomes "content." 2. Argument I: The "Platformization" of Entertainment including a thesis
Explain how Netflix, TikTok, and YouTube aren't just distributors—they are creators. fan participation (prosumers)
Encoding/Decoding—how different audiences interpret the same media in different ways.
Globalized niche markets. Digital platforms allow hyper-local content to reach a global scale without "Westernizing" it first.
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