Safe Spaces & Free Speech: Effects of Moderation Policy on Structures of Online Forum Discussions

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dc.contributor.authorGibson, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-29T00:56:24Z
dc.date.available2016-12-29T00:56:24Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-04
dc.description.abstractModeration policies of “free speech” and “safe space” have often been equated to low- and high-censorship levels. However, this paper proposes that moderation policies of “safe space” and “free speech” can also be thought of as a design choice that establishes norms of how individuals should treat each other in that discussion space. Analysis of word usage in matched Reddit communities provides evidence that safe spaces do have higher levels of censorship than free speech zones, and, furthermore, moderation also guides standards of politeness, which can be tracked through word frequency analysis.
dc.format.extent6 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2017.284
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-0-2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/41439
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectcensorship
dc.subjectfree speech
dc.subjectonline discussion
dc.subjectreddit
dc.subjectsafe space
dc.titleSafe Spaces & Free Speech: Effects of Moderation Policy on Structures of Online Forum Discussions
dc.typeConference Paper
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