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Foreshadowing the two electoral ballots of 2019 in Portugal, the European Elections of May 26 and the legislatives of October 6, several new movements appeared in the national political scene – most of them meanwhile becoming official parties – presenting themselves as novelties, occupying supposedly inexistent positions in the political spectrum. Iniciativa Liberal [Liberal Initiative], Aliança [Alliance], Chega [Enough] and Volt, besides the ideological differentiation, also seem to bet in new modes of interaction with their potential electors, namely those enabled by information technologies, as is the case of social network sites. In this paper, we will aim at identifying (and differentiating) the communication strategies on Facebook for each of these new movements during a period still ahead of the electoral acts, but in which these – particularly European Elections – were already in the Portuguese political agenda.

This study sought to analyze the profile of consumption and post-consumption of digital technologies by young people. Four hundred and four young people participated in the survey, aged between 15 and 24 years. A structured questionnaire about their motivations to use of technologies was applied, as well as for the reasons for exchanging them and types of disposal. Statistical analysis performed using logistic regression showed that the males have 51% more chances to exchange the computer due to outdated technology than the female. In addition, the females have 2.44 more chances to exchange technology telephony by beauty. For disposal, the youngsters have a tendency to store, highlighting the affective value attributed to technology, although disposal in regular trash is still a usual practice. It was concluded that there is the need for young people to build a critical position before the call to consumption, as well as environmental education, aiming ecological awareness.

Critical review of the book Imagem, Corpo, Tecnologia: A Função Háptica das Novas Imagens Tecnológicas, by Patrícia Silveirinha Castello Branco (2013).