Deplatforming, demotion and folk theories of Big Tech persecution

Authors

  • Emillie de Keulenaar Simon Fraser University e Universidade de Amsterdam
  • Anthony Glyn Burton Simon Fraser University
  • Ivan Kisjes Universidade de Amsterdam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fem.2021.232.09

Abstract

This article examines the moderation of conspiracy narratives surrounding COVID-19 through digital methods analysis of deplatformed or demoted videos. Building upon the literature on moderation, it performs a comparison of the types of content moderated by YouTube during the early stages of the pandemic. It seeks to determine the extent to which YouTube's own moderation actions are brought in as part of the conspiratorial narratives surrounding COVID-19, while investigating how it is that moderation becomes entangled with questions of truth and visibility.

Author Biographies

Emillie de Keulenaar, Simon Fraser University e Universidade de Amsterdam

Doutoranda em comunicação / novas mídias

Anthony Glyn Burton, Simon Fraser University

Doutorando em comunicação

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Published

2021-09-14

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2021): Maio/Agosto

Section

Dossiê

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