@rra@post.lurk.org and I have a new, #OpenAccess article out: “Shifting your research from X to Mastodon? Here’s what you need to know”

https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2666-3899(23)00323-9

This article is an opinion piece in which we argue that social scientists cannot simply port their work from X to #Mastodon or the rest of the #fediverse. There are key differences in culture, expectations of privacy, and of course topology to consider.

  • jesuiSatire …ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ@social.tchncs.de
    1·
    10 months ago

    @rwg@aoir.social

    Histories of poor social media
    research
    So, the story so far: there is a diversity of
    cultures across the fediverse. And yet,
    across the network, there seems to be a
    strong desire for privacy among fediverse
    users; fediverse users desire not to
    be monitored, included in automated
    research, or have their posts included in
    search engines without their explicit
    consent.

    thx
    👍

    #fedivers

    @rra@post.lurk.org @commodon@sciences.social @academicchatter@a.gup.pe