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  • Computational social science
  • Online research ethics
  • Human-computer interaction

Background:

  • Online computational social science studies often expose participants to adverse phenomena, such as conspiracy theories or malicious bots.
  • These
  • social challenge studies
  • parallel medical challenge studies but lack established ethical guidelines and control.
  • Existing medical challenge study frameworks offer potential models for social research ethics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine ethical frameworks from medical challenge studies.
  • To explore how these principles can inform ethical guidelines for social challenge studies.
  • To initiate a discussion on formalizing ethical standards and long-term harm evaluation for social research.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of ethical frameworks in medical challenge studies and social science research.
  • Literature review on existing ethical guidelines and best practices.
  • Conceptual examination of applying medical ethical principles to social research contexts.

Main Results:

  • Medical challenge studies provide a robust ethical framework with established principles for risk management and participant safety.
  • Social challenge studies currently operate with less control and fewer defined ethical guidelines compared to their medical counterparts.
  • Key principles from medical challenge studies, such as risk-benefit analysis and informed consent, can be adapted to social research.

Conclusions:

  • Formalizing ethical standards for social challenge studies is crucial for responsible research conduct.
  • Adapting principles from medical challenge studies can help mitigate risks and protect participants in online social science research.
  • Encouraging ongoing dialogue and long-term evaluation of potential harms is essential for advancing the field ethically.