Caught in a networked collusion? Homogeneity in conspiracy-related discussion networks on YouTube
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Highlights：
• People who expressed a favorable stance toward a conspiracy theory tended to respond to content or interact with users that shared the same opinion.
• In contrast, users who challenged conspiracy theories interacted in more heterogeneous discussion networks (except for opponents of the Chemtrails theory).
• Conspiracy-supportive content was more common than counter-conspiracy videos.
• User-generated comments from supporters of the conspiracy theory were more frequent than comments with a disapproving stance. However, this was not found for the conspiracy theory of Hollow Earth.
摘要
•People who expressed a favorable stance toward a conspiracy theory tended to respond to content or interact with users that shared the same opinion.•In contrast, users who challenged conspiracy theories interacted in more heterogeneous discussion networks (except for opponents of the Chemtrails theory).•Conspiracy-supportive content was more common than counter-conspiracy videos.•User-generated comments from supporters of the conspiracy theory were more frequent than comments with a disapproving stance. However, this was not found for the conspiracy theory of Hollow Earth.
论文关键词：Machine learning,Social network analysis,YouTube,Conspiracy theories,Opinion- based homogeneity
论文评审过程：Received 14 September 2020, Revised 31 May 2021, Accepted 3 July 2021, Available online 3 August 2021, Version of Record 27 September 2021.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.is.2021.101866
