2018
DOI: 10.1002/symb.403
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Couch Revisited: A Theoretical Treatment of The Information‐Technological Media of Imgur, Reddit, and Twitter

Abstract: In this paper, I argue that unique locations of digital interactions constitute distinct information‐technological media. I first apply a close reading of Couch's () work to digital sociology, and then analyze three popular social media networks: http://www.imgur.com, http://www.reddit.com, and http://www.twitter.com. I close with a theoretical application of Couch's paradigm for analyzing the qualities of information technologies.

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“…Such an analysis would be illuminating. Third, it would be worth studying the extent to which the negative emotion exhibited here was the result of the issue or the forum (Julien ; Lin and Tian 2018). Although there are many areas of the public sphere that are structurally similar to the relatively light moderation and anonymity of the YouTube comments section, others might be more tightly regulated.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Such an analysis would be illuminating. Third, it would be worth studying the extent to which the negative emotion exhibited here was the result of the issue or the forum (Julien ; Lin and Tian 2018). Although there are many areas of the public sphere that are structurally similar to the relatively light moderation and anonymity of the YouTube comments section, others might be more tightly regulated.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Considering the relative permanence of content on Twitter [ 73 ], the pattern uncovered here remains disquieting. Unless removed by the individual or by the company, depreciatory messages can linger online indefinitely, continue to be retweeted, and promote the acceptance of public incivility, especially towards a minority, woman politician.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, moderation across the thousands of subreddits varies widely. While some subreddit moderators have written rules – for example, suggesting why users might ‘upvote’ or ‘downvote’ a particular post – such rules are not always enforced ( Julien, 2019 ). Distributed moderation will appeal to founders who wish to encourage heterogeneous virtual communities with their own rules and norms, but not to founders who prioritise centralised and standardised rules and norms across the platform.…”
Section: Mechanisms Related To User Identification and Staturementioning
confidence: 99%