[Air-L] Seeking readings on "alternative" social media platforms

Thu Feb 4 17:52:17 PST 2021

Hi, Shannon --

I'd like to point out that the world of alternative social media is not
entirely comprised of trolls, conspiracy theorists, misogynists and
bullshitters. I've written extensively on projects that are dedicated
to ameliorating the problems of corporate social media, including both
surveillance of users and monetization as well as hate speech and
harassment. 

May I suggest:

* https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2056305115604338
* https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1461444820912533
* 
https://twentysix.fibreculturejournal.org/fcj-190-building-a-better-twitter-a-study-of-the-twitter-alternatives-gnu-social-quitter-rstat-us-and-twister/

I've also done participant observation work on dark web social
networking sites that were, surprisingly enough, civil and moderated:

* https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1461444814554900

I would suggest a definition of alternative that includes moderation,
privacy, and anti-harassment, rather than a definition that highlights
trolling and harassment.

Regards,

Rob

On Fri, 2021-02-05 at 01:36 +0000, Oltmann, Shannon M. wrote:
> It seems some (all?) didn’t get my attachment—my apologies. The list
> is below:
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> 
> Shannon M. Oltmann, Ph.D.
> Pronouns: she/her/hers
> Associate Professor
> School of Information Science
> College of Communication & Information
> University of Kentucky
> shannon.oltmann at uky.edu<mailto:shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>
> Editor, Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy
> Associate Editor, Library Quarterly
> 
> From: Oltmann, Shannon M.<mailto:shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2021 3:23 PM
> To: aoir list<mailto:air-l at aoir.org>
> Subject: RE: Seeking readings on "alternative" social media platforms
> 
> Hello. Please see attached for the readings that were recommended to
> me, as well as some others that I found. I was also recommended to
> Joan Donovan’s work in general, which I’m still perusing. Hope others
> find this list useful.
> 
> -Shannon
> 
> Shannon M. Oltmann, Ph.D.
> Pronouns: she/her/hers
> Associate Professor
> School of Information Science
> College of Communication & Information
> University of Kentucky
> shannon.oltmann at uky.edu<mailto:shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>
> Editor, Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy
> Associate Editor, Library Quarterly
> 
> From: Oltmann, Shannon M.<mailto:shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 3:27 PM
> To: aoir list<mailto:air-l at aoir.org>
> Subject: Seeking readings on "alternative" social media platforms
> 
> Hello everyone. I’m working on a collaborative paper that touches on
> some of the newish, “alternative” social media platforms, including
> things like Parler, MeWe, Gab, and Rumble. We are looking for reading
> (academic articles, white papers, works in progress, and news media)
> that addresses the politicization of social media platforms and the
> rise of these so-called alternative platforms, including the types of
> content that are seen as problematic/ that flourish. We definitely
> want to read broadly at this point, so any suggestions you have are
> welcome. I’m happy to create a list of recommendations and re-
> circulate that.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Shannon Oltmann
> 
> 
> 
> Shannon M. Oltmann, Ph.D.
> Pronouns: she/her/hers
> Associate Professor
> School of Information Science
> College of Communication & Information
> University of Kentucky
> shannon.oltmann at uky.edu<mailto:shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>
> Editor, Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy
> Associate Editor, Library Quarterly
> 
> 
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