A novel systematic approach of constructing protests repertoires from social media: comparing the roles of organizational and non-organizational actors in social movement

Teo, Elgar; Fu, King‐Wa

doi:10.1007/s42001-021-00101-3

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“…Candidate nodes for further sampling iterations can be selected manually based on actor coding (Su et al, 2022). Some studies only include channels and exclude chat groups in their sampling iterations (Su et al, 2022;Teo & Fu, 2021;Urman & Katz, 2022b). To detect the most influential accounts of the German Twittersphere in a resource-efficient way, Münch and colleagues apply the rank degree method, which only includes the most influential accounts for the subsequent sampling iteration (Münch et al, 2021).…”

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

Jost,

Heft,

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

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

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Heft,

Buehling

et al. 2023

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“…On average users spend almost 2 h a day interacting with social media platforms [ 1 ], and their relatively decentralized form has made them a useful tool during emergencies and natural disasters, helping provide real-time updates, allocate resources and organize volunteers [ 2 ]. Social media has also been used by many social activists as an effective platform for information exchange and coordination in social movement worldwide during the past decade [ 3 ] and has been identified as a key method of mobilizing participants in Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement protests in 2014 [ 4 ] and Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (Anti-ELAB) protests in 2019 [ 5 ].…”

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“…As an open forum, social media allows researchers to see the “digital footprint” of political participation, which is essential to understanding the dynamics of modern-day activism, particularly when “leaderless” or self-organized and uncoordinated political actions are commonplace [ 3 ]. Despite the utility of social media during certain events and incidents, there are concerns about how information may be misrepresented (intentionally or unintentionally), and the impact on social behaviours and mental health.…”

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Social media and suicide in social movements: a case study in Hong Kong

Yip

Pinkney

2022

J Comput Soc Sc

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Research has indicated that excessive and sensationalized suicide reporting can lead to copycat suicides, especially when deaths involve well-known people. Little is known, however, about the impact of the reporting of suspected protestor suicide deaths during social unrest, particularly in an age of social media. In June 2019, the most substantial social unrest in Hong Kong since its handover in 1997 was triggered by the proposed Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (Anti-ELAB). The social unrest subsided when Hong Kong and many parts of the world were hit by Covid-19 and very strict quarantine measures were imposed on crowd gatherings in Hong Kong at the end of January 2020. A number of reported suicides and deaths of undetermined cause took place during this 8-month period that received considerable attention. To better understand the possible effects of these highly publicized deaths, we examined media reports of suspected suicide cases before, during and after the protest period, as well as topics of suicide-related threads and their replies in social media forums. We found no clear evidence of increased rates of suicide as a result of these incidents, or during the protest period; however, it is suggested that certain narratives and attention surrounding the suspected suicides and undetermined deaths may have contributed to collective emotions such as sadness and anxiety. Some implications for misinformation (intentionally or un-intentionally) and mitigation of suicide risk during social unrest are discussed.

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Changes in the epidemiological profile of suicide in Hong Kong: a 40-year retrospective decomposition analysis

Yang

Yip

2021

China popul. dev. stud.

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The suicide rate in Hong Kong has increased significantly over the past four decades. Population subgroups such as the elderly or economically-distressed are reported to be more vulnerable than others to suicidal behaviors, while changing suicide methods (such as charcoal burning which emerged in 1998), has also contributed significantly to increasing suicide rates. However, the extent of the contribution of different factors to changes in suicide rate remains unclear. This paper reported on a decomposition analysis of the epidemiological profile of suicide in Hong Kong between 1976 and 2015, specifically considering factors underlying the increasing suicide rate over this period. Completed death registry information was available from the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong SAR for this investigation. We compared absolute and relative contributions of gender, age and suicide method to rate changes over time. Changes in suicide rate were generally underpinned by more than one factor. Population aging in a rapidly-aging city contributed significantly to suicide rate increases, whilst jumping from a height had the greatest influence on rate changes throughout the study period. Suicides by male aged 25–34 years and 45–54 years were more likely to be triggered by economic factors, compared with the other gender-age subgroups. The decomposition approach provided a comprehensive understanding about how socioeconomic factors and suicide methods interacted to influence over-time suicide patterns. This research supports development of more focused suicide prevention measures to reduce suicide rate. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42379-021-00087-5.

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A novel systematic approach of constructing protests repertoires from social media: comparing the roles of organizational and non-organizational actors in social movement

Cited by 10 publications

References 16 publications

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

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

Social media and suicide in social movements: a case study in Hong Kong

Changes in the epidemiological profile of suicide in Hong Kong: a 40-year retrospective decomposition analysis

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