The rise of "gaslighting": debates about disinformation on Twitter and 4chan, and the possibility of a "good echo chamber"
The rise of "gaslighting": debates about disinformation on Twitter and 4chan, and the possibility of a "good echo chamber"
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“煤气灯操纵”的兴起：关于 Twitter 和 4chan 上虚假信息的争论，以及“良好回声室”的可能性
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10.1080/15405702.2022.2044042
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发表时间：
2022
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1.1
通讯作者：
Shane T
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Shane T
近年来，无论是在社会学领域，还是在公众想象中，公众对“煤气灯”的关注都显著增加。除了描述恋爱关系中的虐待行为外，这个词还提供了一个镜头，让人们能够更好地理解“后真相”政治。鉴于隐喻会影响人们对问题的概念化和应对方式，我们想知道，在推特和阴谋论丰富的4chan网站上，人们对虚假信息的普遍反应是如何通过“煤气灯”来实现的。我们发现，在2020-2021年间，两个平台上关于燃气照明的讨论都有了显著的增加，并在2020年美国大选的那一周出现了激增。我们还表明，这一隐喻可以有力地对抗虚假信息，同时传播自我封闭和自我实现的对欺骗的焦虑，这些焦虑抵制分歧。根据这些发现，我们考虑一个设计良好、用心良苦的“好回音室”如何构成一种抵抗在线虚假信息的技术。
Public concern about “gaslighting” has increased significantly in recent years, both in sociology and the public imagination. As well as describing abuse in romantic relationships, the term has provided a lens for popular understanding of “post-truth” politics. Given that metaphors influence how problems are conceptualized and responded to, we ask how “gaslighting” shapes popular responses to disinformation on Twitter and the conspiracy-rich 4chan. We find that discussions of gaslighting increased significantly on both platforms between 2020–2021, and spiked during the week of the United States 2020 election. We also show that the metaphor can powerfully contest disinformation, while at the same time spreadself-sealingandself-fulfillinganxieties about deception that are resistant to disagreement. In light of these findings, we consider how a well designed and well intentioned “good echo chamber” might constitute a technique of resistance to online disinformation.