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Reason: The survey data data are not publicly available due to the privacy of research participants. To request access please contact carolina.are@northumbria.ac.uk
Flagging as a silencing tool: Exploring the relationship between de-platforming of sex and online abuse on Instagram and TikTok
This data repository is connected to the survey data for the above paper, which investigated Instagram and TikTok’s approach to malicious flagging through users’ experience.
Similar to liking, commenting and sharing, flagging is a reaction social media platforms allow users to highlight content that potentially violates community guidelines. However, flagging’s influence on moderation remains opaque: users who flag are largely unaware about the success of their reports; those who are de-platformed cannot be sure if or why their content has been reported, making them feel targeted not just by platforms’ processes, but by the retaliation of audiences themselves. Since the impact of de-platforming on users, and particularly on content creators who work through platforms, can be huge, this study provides scope to investigate flagging as an online abuse technique.
The survey data data are not publicly available due to the privacy of research participants. To request access please contact carolina.are@northumbria.ac.uk
Funding
Centre for Digital Citizens - Next Stage Digital Economy Centre
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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