Understanding the essence of the Telegram platform in relation to global identification
The focus of this article is on the "functionality" of the Telegram platform, how the Telegram platform is active, and it builds a global identity. Bruno Latour's four technical mediators include ('translation', 'synthesis', 'reversible masking' and 'delegation of instructions'); which can be a suitable tool for understanding the nature and ontology of the Telegram platform. With these four mediators, a description, analysis and explanation of the nature of Telegram is provided. In other words, Telegram has passed through these Latour,s four mediators, and in addition to its function, its nature as a communication technology is also clarified. As a result of this article, the basis and nature of the Telegram platform is "human" and specifically, "individualism"; which is the closest intellectual model to it is liberal. In addition, on the Telegram platform, "global identification" does not form due to various reasons in its nature
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Social Media and Global Identity; A Comparative Study of Instagram and Telegram
Mehri Bahar, Mohammad Javad Bijani *
Global Media Journal - Persian Edition,