Network Analysis of German COVID-19 Related Discussions on Telegram

Peter, Valentin; Kühn, Ramona; Mitrović, Jelena; Schmid-Petri, Hannah

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-08473-7_3

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“…In every iteration, Holzer (2021) selects the 25 most frequently mentioned channels and groups as the seed sample for the following iteration. Peter et al (2022) use the (unweighted) in-degree to select the 200 most referenced nodes as seeds for the subsequent snowball iteration. Urman and Katz (2022a) also rely on the in-degree using Exponential Discriminative Snowball sampling.…”

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confidence: 99%

Mapping a Dark Space: Challenges in Sampling and Classifying Non- Institutionalized Actors on Telegram

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Buehling

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Crafted as an open communication platform characterized by high anonymity and minimal moderation, Telegram has garnered increasing popularity among activists operating within repressive political contexts, as well as among political extremists and conspiracy theorists. While Telegram offers valuable data access to research non-institutionalized activism, scholars studying the latter on Telegram face unique theoretical and methodological challenges in systematically defining, selecting, sampling, and classifying relevant actors and content. This literature review addresses these issues by considering a wide range of recent research. In particular, it discusses the methodological challenges of sampling and classifying heterogeneous groups of (often non-institutionalized) actors. Drawing on social movement research, we first identify challenges specific to the characteristics of non-institutionalized actors and how they become interlaced with Telegram’s platform infrastructure and requirements. We then discuss strategies from previous Telegram research for the identification and sampling of a study population through multistage sampling procedures and the classification of actors. Finally, we derive challenges and potential strategies for future research and discuss ethical challenges.

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Section: Specific Decisions In Snowball Sampling and Their Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%