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Aug 26, 2022 · Overall, research suggests deplatforming can reduce the activity of nefarious actors on those sites. However, it comes with a price. As deplatformed people and groups migrate elsewhere, they may lose followers but also become more hateful and toxic.
- Does Deplatforming Work?
- Alternative Solutions
- Looking Forward
Research shows deplatforming does have positive effects on the platform the person or group was kicked out of. When Reddit banned certain forumsvictimising overweight people and African Americans, a lot of users who were active on these hateful subreddits stopped posting on Reddit altogether. Those who stayed active posted less extreme content. But...
What else can be done to avoid the concentration of online hate that deplatforming can encourage? Social networks have been experimenting with soft moderation interventions that do not remove content or ban users. They limit the content’s visibility (shadow banning), restrict the ability of other users to engage with the content (replying or sharin...
A crucial aspect of deplatforming is timing. The sooner platforms act to stop groups using mainstream platforms to grow extremist movements, the better. Rapid action could in theory put the brakes on the groups’ efforts to muster and radicalise large user bases. But this would also need a coordinated effort from mainstream platforms as well other m...
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Feb 6, 2023 · Social media companies such as Google, Meta, and Twitter regularly ban individuals, groups, and even entire networks of users from their services, citing violations of policies against inciting violence, harassing other users, or spreading misinformation.
Jan 15, 2021 · Banning extremists from social media platforms can reduce hate speech, but the deplatforming process has to be handled with care – and it can have unintended consequences.
Jun 5, 2024 · Our data enable us to evaluate the counterfactual of the effectiveness of deplatforming under natural experimental designs on an occasion when a social media platform made the effort to do so.
Jan 31, 2021 · This new regulatory framework should force social media platforms to formulate a uniform content moderation policy designed to combat misinformation and violence instead of serving the political biases and business interests of big tech executives.
Nov 1, 2023 · “Deplatforming” refers to the banning of individuals, communities, or entire websites that spread misinformation or hate speech. Social media platforms implement this practice to reduce harmful content, but its effectiveness is debatable.
