The secret life of pet Instagram accounts: Joy, resistance, and commodification in the Internet’s cute economy

Overview of attention for article published in New Media & Society, September 2020

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L’économie du «cute» ou du mignon: comment ça marche?

MSN, 22 Jan 2022

Recherches les plus fréquentes Est-ce qu’un des derniers messages directs que vous avez reçus sur Instagram était une vidéo de…

Comptes Instagram animaliers, partage de vidéos d’animaux… Voici l’économie du « cute »

Yahoo! News, 21 Jan 2022

Est-ce qu’un des derniers messages directs que vous avez reçus sur Instagram était une vidéo de canetons portant des fleurs en…

News story from Gizmodo Australia on Friday 31 December 2021

Gizmodo Australia, 31 Dec 2021

Love sharing funny animal videos? You're part of cute economy

MSN, 28 Dec 2021

Was one of the last DMs you received on Instagram a video of ducklings wearing flowers for hats, or floating in a sink full of…

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