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New research out in @icsjournal!
Together with @kelseynwhipple and @utwallace, I looked at relationships between support for content moderation and platform regulation & presumed effects of social media on self+others through a survey of U.S. internet pop.
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Together with @kelseynwhipple and @utwallace, I looked at relationships between support for content moderation and platform regulation & presumed effects of social media on self+others through a survey of U.S. internet pop.
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Free link (first 50 here):
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VIPNTAACET5PC3FFV4XE/full?target=10.1080/1369118X.2021.1874040
If you have a university affiliation/library access, please use this one:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1874040
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https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VIPNTAACET5PC3FFV4XE/full?target=10.1080/1369118X.2021.1874040
If you have a university affiliation/library access, please use this one:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1874040
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a) We are making the case for more independent attitudinal research on what people are thinking about platforms, content moderation, and regulation in the spirit of evidence-based policymaking - ideally at a more granular level than what we were able to do.
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(b) We found third-person perceptions for social media content - perceived negative effects of content were stronger for others than for self
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(c) We also found first-person perceptions on the platform level - beneficial effects of platforms were perceived to be stronger for the self than for society writ large.
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(d) We also provide some information on relationships between PME1 (presumed effects on self), PME3 (presumed effects on others), and support for moderation/platform regulation.
Below are some excerpts from our discussion section:
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Below are some excerpts from our discussion section:
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“It stands to reason that opposition to censorship surfaces as a strong negative predictor of support for content moderation. (...) When someone is fundamentally opposed to censorship, their opposition appears to extend into the realm of moderation.” (p. 11)
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“Our research extends the applicability of a first-person perspective to communicative infrastructures – social media platforms” (p. 12-13)
Future research should inquire into psychologic. mechanisms that govern how benefits+downsides of soc. med. platforms are perceived
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Future research should inquire into psychologic. mechanisms that govern how benefits+downsides of soc. med. platforms are perceived
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“Our results highlight the importance of attitudinal research about the role of social media platforms in society, particularly about what users think are possible harms and benefits of social media content and platforms.
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H/T to @DigitalMediaRP and especially @tjohnson1960 for his support in leading the research group, as well as to @EngagingNews and @utgradschool for partial funding.
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