The impact of anonymity and issue controversiality on the quality of online discussion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12972123 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janne Berg (0000-0002-9369-1298, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-51 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Information Technology & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1933-169X • E-ISSN: 1933-1681 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19331681.2015.1131654 |
| OpenAlex | W2335720291 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 69 |
The quality of online political discussion is a concern regarding the democratic potential of the Internet. Although there is empirical evidence of the highs and lows in terms of the quality of online discussion, little is known about how different factors affect the discussion quality. Moreover, the effects of anonymity and issue controversiality have not been adequately addressed in previous research. Using an experimental design, the findings indicate that, contrary to expectations, anonymity does not necessarily have a negative effect on the discussion quality. Instead, issue controversiality is found to have a greater impact. Several interaction effects are found
Affect (linguistics · Anonymity · Economics · Epistemology · Internet privacy · Online discussion · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Digital Communication and Language · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 1,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |