在线阴谋论社区更适应脱平台化
Corrado Monti1, Matteo Cinelli2, Carlo Valensise3
1CENTAI Institute, Corso Inghilterra 3, Torino (TO) 10138, Italy.
PNAS nexus
|November 3, 2023
概括
禁止在线社区,比如那些传播阴谋论的网络社区,可能没有效果. 用户经常迁移到其他平台,增加毒性并重建他们的网络,这表明他们对脱平台的弹性.
科学领域:
- 社交媒体分析 社交媒体分析
- 在线社区动态在线社区动态
- 内容调节研究 内容调节研究
背景情况:
- 在线社交媒体平台为围绕共享叙事的社区形成提供了便利.
- 一些社区可以成为有害内容的中心,包括阴谋论和暴力信息.
- 内容调节策略,如deplatforming,用于减轻这些风险.
研究的目的:
- 评估用户从被禁止的Reddit社区 (GreatAwakening,FatPeopleHate) 迁移到Voat.之后的行为转变.
- 为了比较来自阴谋与非阴谋社区的用户的迁移模式和活动水平.
- 评估作为内容调节策略的脱平台的有效性.
主要方法:
- 在社区禁令之前和之后对Reddit和Voat用户行为的比较分析.
- 估计平台之间的用户迁移率.
- 在两个平台上使用匹配的用户量化用户活动和毒性水平.
- 社交网络分析以了解移民后的社区娱乐.
主要成果:
- 来自阴谋社区 (大觉醒) 的用户更有可能迁移到Voat,而不是来自身体羞辱社区 (FatPeopleHate) 的用户.
- 虽然Voat的整体活动减少了,但完全迁移的GreatAwakening用户保持了类似的活动水平.
- 对于两个迁移社区,Voat的毒性显著增加.
- 迁移的阴谋用户在Voat上积极重建他们的社交网络.
结论:
- 由于用户的弹性和迁移,解平台阴谋社区的效果可能不如预期.
- 用户迁移到未经调节的平台可能会导致毒性增加和网络持久性.
- 内容调节策略,特别是脱平台,需要精心设计,以解决这些在线社区的弹性问题.
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