Debating Communities and Networks XV

#RedditCommunity

Does community disruption consolidate an online community’s beliefs?

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18/04/2024

by

dylanbradshaw

Abstract This paper argues that community disruption can consolidate an online community’s beliefs regardless if their beliefs are for the overall good of society or the contrary. The psychology of internet disruptors will be analysed as they have been given greater access to broader and more unique communities through the internet growing progressively over the…
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Online Networks and Social Change

#disruption, #onlinecommunity, #RedditCommunity, 4chan, bullying, burger king, Cracker Barrel, gatekeeping, trolls, Tumblr, Twitter, UGC, wendy’s
Conspiracy theorists leverage Reddit as a third place to anonymously foster a sense of community through disseminating alternative narratives to shape public perception.

Posted on

18/04/2024

by

lucywiseman

ABSTRACT The Simulation Conspiracy theory was brought to fruition by David Icke in 2001, influenced by The Matrix movie theorists believe that reality is actually a holographic projection created by human thought fields. Conspiracy theorists leverage Reddit as a ‘Third Place to anonymously foster a sense of community by disseminating alternative narratives to shape public…
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Communities and Social Media

#AlternativeNarratives, #ConspiracyTheory, #DavidIcke, #MatrixTheory, #RealitySimulation, #RedditCommunity, #SimulationTheory, #TheMatrix, #TruthSeekers, #VirtualWorlds