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View article: Online toxic speech as positioning acts: Hate as discursive mechanisms for othering and belonging
Online toxic speech as positioning acts: Hate as discursive mechanisms for othering and belonging Open
While digital platforms foster a sense of community and identity, they also facilitate harmful exclusionary practices. In this context, toxic and hateful speech are key mechanisms not only for harming others but also marking processes of o…
View article: Towards global equity in political polarization research
Towards global equity in political polarization research Open
With a folk understanding that political polarization refers to socio-political divisions within a society, many have proclaimed that we are more divided than ever. In this account, polarization has been blamed for populism, the erosion of…
View article: Towards global equity in political polarization research
Towards global equity in political polarization research Open
With a folk understanding that political polarization refers to socio-political divisions within a society, many have proclaimed that we are more divided than ever. In this account, polarization has been blamed for populism, the erosion of…
View article: GraphOptima: A graph layout optimization framework for visualizing large networks
GraphOptima: A graph layout optimization framework for visualizing large networks Open
Graphs illustrating online networks, participants, and interactions have become essential tools for studying issues like misinformation, botnets, algorithmic filtering and many other areas of research. Researchers use these visual represen…
View article: I 👍 your Hate: Emojis as Infrastructural Platform Violence on Telegram
I 👍 your Hate: Emojis as Infrastructural Platform Violence on Telegram Open
Emojis are a ubiquitous form of online expression. In this paper, we explore emojis as affordances that enact and sustain discursive violence via toxic content. We take a case study approach by focusing on Chismes Frescos Medellin (Fresh G…
View article: Learning in the Wild: Exploring the Practice of Learning in Open, Online Forums
Learning in the Wild: Exploring the Practice of Learning in Open, Online Forums Open
The Internet provides many opportunities for learning from static resources to conversational spaces for questions, answers, commentary and exploration of topics of interest to participants, whether organized as Q&A sites such as Reddit, h…
View article: Digital battleground: An examination of anti-refugee discourse on Twitter against Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Digital battleground: An examination of anti-refugee discourse on Twitter against Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Open
Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has triggered Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II. In this case study, we investigate the prevalence and types of anti-refugee discourse about Ukrainian refugees on Twitter. Previous stu…
View article: The lure of decentralized social media: Extending the UTAUT model for understanding users’ adoption of blockchain-based social media
The lure of decentralized social media: Extending the UTAUT model for understanding users’ adoption of blockchain-based social media Open
The study uses 31 semi-structured interviews to explore users’ motivations for adopting and using blockchain-based social media (BSM) platforms. The objective of the study is twofold—to collect empirical data on early adopters of BSM and t…
View article: Social Media and Political Engagement in Canada
Social Media and Political Engagement in Canada Open
The report examines the ways online Canadian adults are engaging politically on social media. This is the third and final report based on a census-balanced survey of 1,500 Canadians using quota sampling by age, gender, and geographical reg…
View article: Understanding communities in an age of social media: the good, the bad, and the complicated
Understanding communities in an age of social media: the good, the bad, and the complicated Open
Not only does this special issue of Information, Communication and Society bring you seven fascinating articles, it also brings together contemporary thinking about community and social media. The study of community no longer must keep to …
View article: Social Media and Political Engagement in Canada
Social Media and Political Engagement in Canada Open
The report examines the ways online Canadian adults are engaging politically on social media. This is the third and final report based on a census-balanced survey of 1,500 Canadians using quota sampling by age, gender, and geographical reg…
View article: Social Media Privacy in Canada
Social Media Privacy in Canada Open
This is the second report in the series based on an online survey of 1,500 Canadians. Building on the first report that provides a snapshot of the social media usage trends in Canada, this second report analyzes social media users’ privacy…
View article: Cybervetting job applicants on social media: the new normal?
Cybervetting job applicants on social media: the new normal? Open
With the introduction of new information communication technologies, employers are increasingly engaging in social media screening, also known as cybervetting, as part of their hiring process. Our research, using an online survey with 48…
View article: Social Media and Society: Introduction to the Special Issue
Social Media and Society: Introduction to the Special Issue Open
As a scholarly domain, social media research has come a long way since the term “social media” first appeared in the literature in the early 2000s. Since then, researchers across disciplines have been actively examining the impact of socia…
View article: Social Media Privacy in Canada
Social Media Privacy in Canada Open
This is the second report in the series based on an online survey of 1,500 Canadians. Building on the first report that provides a snapshot of the social media usage trends in Canada, this second report analyzes social media users’ privacy…
View article: Cybervetting job applicants on social media: the new normal?
Cybervetting job applicants on social media: the new normal? Open
With the introduction of new information communication technologies, employers are increasingly engaging in social media screening, also known as cybervetting, as part of their hiring process. Our research, using an online survey with 48…
View article: To Share or Not to Share: Randomized Controlled Study of Misinformation Warning Labels on Social Media
To Share or Not to Share: Randomized Controlled Study of Misinformation Warning Labels on Social Media Open
Can warning labels on social media posts reduce the spread of misinformation online? This paper presents the results of an empirical study using ModSimulator, an open-source mock social media research tool, to test the effectiveness of sof…
View article: Falling for Russian Propaganda: Understanding the Factors that Contribute to Belief in Pro-Kremlin Disinformation on Social Media
Falling for Russian Propaganda: Understanding the Factors that Contribute to Belief in Pro-Kremlin Disinformation on Social Media Open
As Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, social media was rife with pro-Kremlin disinformation. To effectively tackle the issue of state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, this study examines the underlying …
View article: Social Media Interventions for Nutrition Education Among Adolescents: Scoping Review
Social Media Interventions for Nutrition Education Among Adolescents: Scoping Review Open
Background Adolescence is a critical period for reinforcing healthy dietary behaviors and supporting the development of cooking skills. Social media may be an avenue for supporting these behaviors, as it is popular among adolescents and ca…
View article: Trust and Safety on Social Media: Understanding the Impact of Anti-Social Behavior and Misinformation on Content Moderation and Platform Governance
Trust and Safety on Social Media: Understanding the Impact of Anti-Social Behavior and Misinformation on Content Moderation and Platform Governance Open
The Special Issue on Trust and Safety on Social Media delves into two pressing and interlinked concerns: the growing prevalence of anti-social behavior and the widespread presence of misinformation within and across various social media pl…
View article: To troll or not to troll: Young adults’ anti-social behaviour on social media
To troll or not to troll: Young adults’ anti-social behaviour on social media Open
Background Online anti-social behaviour is on the rise, reducing the perceived benefits of social media in society and causing a number of negative outcomes. This research focuses on the factors associated with young adults being perpetrat…
View article: PANDEMIC POLITICS: THE 2021 AND 2022 GERMAN AND AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
PANDEMIC POLITICS: THE 2021 AND 2022 GERMAN AND AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Open
One of the effects of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic has been to further accelerate the incorporation of social media activities into political and electoral campaigning. Especially as a result of lockdowns and other restrictions to offl…
View article: Social Media for Social Good or Evil: An Introduction
Social Media for Social Good or Evil: An Introduction Open
In the heyday of social media, individuals around the world held high hopes for the democratizing force of social media; however, in light of the recent public outcry of privacy violations, fake news, and Russian troll farms, much of optim…
View article: Making Sweet Music Together: The Affordances of Networked Media for Building Performance Capital by YouTube Musicians
Making Sweet Music Together: The Affordances of Networked Media for Building Performance Capital by YouTube Musicians Open
Following Miller, who looked at offline performance capital for musicians and discovered important gender and genre impacts, we examined the role of gender and genre in the development of performance capital for YouTube top cover song arti…
View article: Enabling Community Through Social Media
Enabling Community Through Social Media Open
Background: Social network analysis provides a perspective and method for inquiring into the structures that comprise online groups and communities. Traces from interaction via social media provide the opportunity for understanding how a c…