[Air-L] Ethics in studying reddit postings

[Tarleton L. Gillespie]

I would also look at the work of Nathan Matias. He has made a particular effort, in his work with reddit, to talk to moderators, get consent, etc.

https://socialmediacollective.org/2015/06/16/reddit-research/
https://socialmediacollective.org/2015/07/09/what-just-happened-on-reddit-understanding-the-moderator-blackout/
https://socialmediacollective.org/2015/08/25/moderator-solidarity-on-reddit-predicting-participation-in-the-blackout-of-july-2015/
https://socialmediacollective.org/2015/09/14/followup-what-factors-predicted-participation-in-the-reddit-blackout-building-statistical-models-of-online-behavior-through-qualitative-research/
https://civic.mit.edu/blog/natematias/reddit-moderators-lets-test-theories-of-moderation-together

Tarleton

On Feb 22, 2017, 6:37 PM -0500, Kelly Quinn <kquinn8 at uic.edu>, wrote:
Hi Grace,

You might also take a look at Adrienne Massanri's recent book, Participatory Culture, Community, and Play: Learning from Reddit. Excellent dive in many aspects of Reddit, including gender.

Cheers,

Kelly

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Kelly Quinn, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor and Graduate Instructor Coordinator
Department of Communication
University of Illinois at Chicago

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Thank you, Ben!

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Dr. Glass,

This seems like a very interesting study. You should take a look at Ansari and Kleinenberg's "Modern Romance." They use Reddit threads as part of their research on digital media and romantic relationships.

Good Weather,
Ben Morton

On Feb 21, 2017, at 7:29 AM, Glass, Grace <GGlass at APUS.EDU> wrote:

Hello all-

I'm designing a study of the self-improvement discourse on reddit, and how it's mediated by gender. User Posts will be central to the study, but I wanted to get your thoughts on how to handle the ethical piece. Conventional informed consent would not be possible due to the anonymity of the usernames/platform. Thoughts?

Dr. Grace Glass
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