Ethical and privacy considerations for research using online fandom data
As online fandom continues to grow, so do the public data created by fan creations and interactions. With researchers and journalists regularly engaging with those data (and not always asking permission), many fans are concerned that their content might end up in front of the wrong audience, which c...
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| description | As online fandom continues to grow, so do the public data created by fan creations and interactions. With researchers and journalists regularly engaging with those data (and not always asking permission), many fans are concerned that their content might end up in front of the wrong audience, which could lead to privacy violations or even harassment from within or outside of fandom. To better understand fan perspectives on the collection and analysis of public data as a methodology, we conducted both an interview study and a survey to solicit responses that would help provide a broader understanding of fandom's privacy norms as they relate to the ethical use of data. We use these findings to revisit and recommend best practices for working with public data within fandom. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3cd7a467b58249e49e4831424f1df4b92022-12-21T22:23:05ZengOrganization for Transformative WorksTransformative Works and Cultures1941-22581941-22582020-06-0133https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2020.1733Ethical and privacy considerations for research using online fandom dataBrianna Dym0Casey Fiesler1University of Colorado BoulderUniversity of Colorado BoulderAs online fandom continues to grow, so do the public data created by fan creations and interactions. With researchers and journalists regularly engaging with those data (and not always asking permission), many fans are concerned that their content might end up in front of the wrong audience, which could lead to privacy violations or even harassment from within or outside of fandom. To better understand fan perspectives on the collection and analysis of public data as a methodology, we conducted both an interview study and a survey to solicit responses that would help provide a broader understanding of fandom's privacy norms as they relate to the ethical use of data. We use these findings to revisit and recommend best practices for working with public data within fandom.https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/1733/2445data privacyethicslgbtqonline communitiespublic datasocial norms |
| spellingShingle | Brianna Dym Casey Fiesler Ethical and privacy considerations for research using online fandom data Transformative Works and Cultures data privacy ethics lgbtq online communities public data social norms |
| title | Ethical and privacy considerations for research using online fandom data |
| title_full | Ethical and privacy considerations for research using online fandom data |
| title_fullStr | Ethical and privacy considerations for research using online fandom data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethical and privacy considerations for research using online fandom data |
| title_short | Ethical and privacy considerations for research using online fandom data |
| title_sort | ethical and privacy considerations for research using online fandom data |
| topic | data privacy ethics lgbtq online communities public data social norms |
| url | https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/1733/2445 |
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