Human Flesh Search: what did we find?

Heng, Cheng Suang; Lin, Zhijie; Xu, Xiaoying; Zhang, Ying; Zhao, Yixuan

doi:10.1016/j.im.2018.09.009

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“…However, in addition to previously mentioned general concept new media events, another concept human flesh search (HFS)-also often called Internet crowdsourcing-that closely resembles DV has been extensively studied. It refers to the voluntary online participation that attracts and demands citizens' collective efforts to conduct a people-powered search to identify a target or reveal the truth (Heng et al, 2019). Unlike DV, HFS can sometimes be triggered by non-offence-based reasons-such as identifying an attractive person-and it only refers to one repertoire (Moncada, 2017) of DV, which is seeking and publishing individuals' personal information (doxing).…”

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The mediated and mediatised justice-seeking: Chinese digital vigilantism from 2006 to 2018

Huang

2021

Internet Histories

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The Chinese Internet has developed rapidly in the past decade and given rise to many online phenomena, including digital vigilantism (DV). It refers to citizens' practice of weaponising online visibility for retaliation when collectively offended. In China, since the Cat Torture Case in 2006, DV has been widely adopted by citizens to defend social norms and values. With recent technological developments and socio-political changes in China, how Chinese citizens conduct DV and its influence have also changed along various dimensions. This research, therefore, identifies the historical changes of DV in China and situates these changes in relation to contemporary Chinese technological and socio-political development. The study constructs a database of 1265 Chinese DV cases that receive media coverage between 2006 to 2018 and conducts a thematic analysis to identify characteristics, changes, and trends of DV in China. The author argues that these developments demonstrate the mediation and more importantly, the mediatisation of justice-seeking on the Chinese Internet conditioned by the ubiquitous state power.

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The mediated and mediatised justice-seeking: Chinese digital vigilantism from 2006 to 2018

Huang

2021

Internet Histories

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“…In China, DV incidents are typically disorganised, and the participants are usually temporarily and digitally mobilised due to the exposure of behaviours deemed offensive on the Internet (Heng et al, 2019). Therefore, such offence is often a cogent representation of the current social conflicts or social norms and values due to their capacity to mobilise Chinese netizens in large scale without formal organisation.…”

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Online scrutiny of people with nice cars: A comparative analysis of Chinese, Russian, and Anglo-American outrage

Huang

Gabdulhakov

Trottier

2020

Global Media and China

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Connected by platforms and equipped with mobile recording devices, social media users are able to conduct near-constant mutual scrutiny. Such mediated scrutiny sometimes escalates to public denunciations online and even mediated or embodied interventions. A recurring theme of such scrutiny can be observed not only on Chinese social media but also on platforms in Russia and elsewhere, in which hostility is openly expressed towards people with nice cars (i.e. late model, luxury, foreign vehicles). In these cases, nice cars are not merely a fact provided by participants in their denunciations; they also serve as an implication of the privileges the owners might possess. By juxtaposing cases in China against other socio-political contexts, the research intends to achieve a better understanding of how and why nice cars are rendered meaningful by participants via mediated scrutiny on social media in China and beyond. The research collects and analyses relevant social media discourses on platforms including Sina Weibo (China), YouTube (Russia), and Facebook (United Kingdom; Australia; United States). Comparing and contrasting cases in different countries, the research demonstrates various forms of critical and populist sentiments that are shaped by unique socio-cultural and political contexts.

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Alexithymia, social inhibition, affectivity, and knowledge hiding

Kmieciak

2022

JKM

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the impact of adverse personality traits (alexithymia, social inhibition, negative affectivity) and supervisor knowledge hiding on individual knowledge hiding. This study also explores the moderating role of positive affectivity. Design/methodology/approach Partial least squares path modeling and data collected from 518 Polish employees with higher education and extensive professional experience recruited via an Ariadna survey panel were used to test the research hypotheses. Findings Two dimensions of alexithymia were considered: difficulty identifying feelings (DIF) and difficulty describing feelings (DDF). DIF has a direct impact on individual hiding, whereas DDF has an indirect impact, via social inhibition. Negative affectivity is a predictor of social inhibition, which enhances knowledge hiding. Positive affectivity slightly weakens the positive and strong effect of supervisor knowledge hiding on subordinate knowledge hiding. Practical implications Because alexithymia, social inhibition and negative affectivity may predispose employees to knowledge hiding, managers should identify these personality traits among job applicants and hired employees to make appropriate employment decisions. Moreover, managers should be aware that hiding knowledge by a supervisor may be imitated by subordinates. Originality/value Based on conservation of resources theory, this study investigates previously unexplored relationships among alexithymia, social inhibition, affectivity and knowledge hiding.

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Human Flesh Search: what did we find?

Cited by 5 publications

References 67 publications

The mediated and mediatised justice-seeking: Chinese digital vigilantism from 2006 to 2018

The mediated and mediatised justice-seeking: Chinese digital vigilantism from 2006 to 2018

Online scrutiny of people with nice cars: A comparative analysis of Chinese, Russian, and Anglo-American outrage

Alexithymia, social inhibition, affectivity, and knowledge hiding

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