Decentralised social media ‘increases citizen empowerment’, says Oxford study

https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/decentralised-social-media-increases-citizen-empowerment

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thesmokingman@programming.dev · 111 pts · 1y (3 replies)

The study talks to 16 Mastodon admins who got to say what they thought Mastodon did. It’s not really a study, it’s just a survey. Being posted here is just confirmation bias. For Mastodon to increase citizen empowerment, there has to be something measured and a control group that isn’t on Mastodon.

From the abstract

In this paper, following a pre-study survey, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 16 Mastodon instance administrators, including those who host instances to support marginalised and stigmatised communities

You really have to read beyond the headline. This isn’t Reddit.

upside431@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 1y

Thank you for reading the article

ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 1y

Thank you for your service. o7

ruplicant@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 1y

this. thank you

card797@champserver.net · 47 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Message boards on private servers. Ftw

kernelle@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y (1 reply)

You wanna go back to BBS? Cause I'll go back to BBS

spyd3r@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

Send me back to IRC in its prime, please I beg you!

EngineerGaming@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 1y
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AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee · 29 pts · 1y
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cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 27 pts · 1y (4 replies)

can@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 1y (3 replies)

It's my opinion too

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 19 pts · 1y (2 replies)

can@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 1y (1 reply)

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 pts · 1y

SeikoAlpinist@slrpnk.net · 20 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Cool, an Oxford study that isn't insulting.

Zip2@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

If those Cambridge students could read they'd be very upset.

laxe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (17 replies)

Do we also need a study that water is wet?

Zip2@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 1y
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DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y (15 replies)

Idk if this is really true.

People get their accounts banned on this site for wrongthink constantly

This shit isn't meaningfully different than reddit

Nima@leminal.space · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

i have only heard the term "wrongthink" used by those who participate in pretty not cool places.

edit: did I get downvoted for wrongthink? lol

DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I got my last account on here banned for telling a woman she was dumb for voting for trump

You're thinking of the wrong wrongthink

Nima@leminal.space · 1 pts · 1y

there's too much stuff to keep track of, man. all I know is that when I see that term, it sets off a red flag in my brain.

einkorn@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y (11 replies)

Well, maybe you subscribe to the wrong subs on the wrong instance?

Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Alternately: a 1 hour old account may not be entirely truthful about why they were banned

einkorn@feddit.org · 4 pts · 1y

Touché

DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y (8 replies)

Banned from lemmy.world for telling a woman she was "Dumber than shit" for voting for trump and then defending him in a thread here.

einkorn@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y (7 replies)

Banned from lemmy.world for telling a woman she was "Dumber than shit"

Well, that's not called wrongthink, that's just being an asshole.

DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 1y (6 replies)
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VerticaGG@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 0 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Tbf "dumb" is ableist. You're shaming anyone who isnt "high iq", and IQ, and measuring intelligence in general, is doing the nazi's work for them.

Tbf you can insult someone's actions without resorting to personal attacks. "Voting for drumf is tantamount to shooting yourself through both feet and still managing to pierce your ear with the bullet...but hey at least it'll match your furher's ear" (See how i use the opportunity to be creative and provactive with a hint of dark humor?)

Aaaaand tbf "wrongthink" absolutely gives off qanon/kekistan" vibes so dont be surprised when talking like this turns you into a person people dont want to be around.

DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
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einkorn@feddit.org · 0 pts · 1y (3 replies)
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