The Faceless Vicinity: Who Uses Location-Based Anonymous Social Networks Like Jodel and Why?

Jüttner, Karoline; Nowak, Philipp; Scheibe, Katrin; Zimmer, Franziska; Fietkiewicz, Kaja J.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-77626-8_4

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“…People share various types of content in anonymous communication applications, ranging from deep confessions and secrets to lighthearted jokes and momentary feelings. Important motivations for participation and posting are to get social validation from others, even though they are anonymous strangers (R. Kang et al, 2016), or just out of boredom and for fun (Jüttner et al, 2021). Although researchers often regarded user identity and data permanence as central tools in the design of online communities, a study of 4chan, an anonymous English-language imageboard website, found that over 90% of posts were made by fully anonymous users (Bernstein et al, 2011).…”

Section: Anonymous Online Expressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Anonymous Expression in an Online Community for Women in China

Zhou,

Wang,

Zimmer

2023

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Gender issues faced by women can range from workplace harassment to domestic violence. While publicly disclosing these issues on social media can be hard, some may incline to express themselves anonymously. We approached such an anonymous female community on Chinese social media where discussion on gender issues takes place with a qualitative content analysis. By observing anonymous experiences contributed by female users and made publicly available by an influencer, we identified 20 issues commonly discussed, with cheating-partner, controlling parents and age anxiety taking the lead. By describing the anonymously expressed social challenges faced by women in China, in the context of Chinese cultures and expectations about gender, we aim to motivate more policies and platform designs to accommodate the needs of the affected population.

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Section: Anonymous Online Expressionmentioning

confidence: 99%