Najbolj aktivni uporabniki na r/conspiracy

analiza dinamike na subredditskih omrežjih

Renée Erends (Author), Andrej Mrvar (Mentor)

Abstract

The spread of conspiracy theories has led to reduced political and societal engagement, the proliferation of hate speech, and various acts of violence. Reddit’s largest conspiracy related subreddit, r/conspiracy, plays a key role in the formation and propagation of conspiracy theories, while fostering extreme political views and toxic behaviors among its users. Only a small fraction of its large membership is responsible for most of the subreddit’s content and has a disproportionate influence on its user discourse. By using social network analysis, this study has explored the activity levels, patterns, and connections of r/conspiracy’s top contributors across Reddit. Findings reveal that they are densely interconnected and are, besides r/conspiracy, most active in subreddits centered on politics and world events, rather than specific conspiracy theory related subreddits. Their other interests on Reddit are diverse but suggest a reciprocal relationship between fringe conspiratorial discussion and the mainstream media. This study provides actionable insights to strengthen intervention strategies and emphasizes the importance of targeted individual intervention and the role of volunteer moderators in mitigating the harmful conspiratorial content on Reddit and beyond.

Keywords

teorije zarote;Reddit;r/conspiracy;analiza družbenih omrežij;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2025
Typology:	2.09 - Master's Thesis
Organization:	UL FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
Publisher:	[R. Erends]
UDC:	077.5:303.7(043.2)
COBISS:	226157827
Views:	138
Downloads:	88
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Top contributors in r/conspiracy
Secondary abstract:	Širjenje teorij zarote je privedlo do zmanjšane politične in družbene angažiranosti, povečanja sovražnega govora in pojava različnih nasilnih dejanj. Največji podbralnik povezan s teorijami zarote (r/conspiracy) ima ključno vlogo pri njihovem oblikovanju in širjenju, hkrati pa spodbuja skrajna politična stališča in toksično vedenje uporabnikov. Kljub temu, da ima podbralnik več milijonov elanov, objavlja večino vsebin le peščica uporabnikov in ima tako nesorazmeren vpliv na njegov uporabniški diskurz. V nalogi so bile z uporabo metod analize socialnih omrežij raziskane aktivnosti, vzorci in povezave glavnih uporabnikov podbralnika r/conspiracy. Ugotovili smo, da so uporabniki tega podbralnika med seboj tesno povezani in da so poleg dejavnosti v podbralniku r/conspiracy najpogosteje dejavni tudi v podbralnikih, ki se osredotočajo na politiko in dogodke po svetu, ne pa v manjših zarotniško naravnanih podbralnikih. Njihovi drugi interesi na Redditu so precej raznoliki, kažejo pa na vzajemni odnos med obrobnimi zarotniškimi razpravami in osrednjimi mediji. V magistrski nalogi so predstavljene metode za okrepitev intervencijskih strategij. Poudarek je dan usmerjenemu posredovanju posameznikov in vlogi prostovoljnih moderatorjev pri zmanjševanju škodljivih zarotniških vsebin na Redditu in drugod.
Secondary keywords:	conspiracy theories;Reddit;r/conspiracy;social network analysis;Teorije zarot;Družbena omrežja (internet);Analiza omrežij (družbene vede);Univerzitetna in visokošolska dela;
Type (COBISS):	Master's thesis/paper
Study programme:	0
Embargo end date (OpenAIRE):	1970-01-01
Thesis comment:	Univ. v Ljubljani, Fak. za družbene vede
Pages:	1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (79 str.))
ID:	26043993