{
  "id": "deciding-to-delete-posts-on-reddit-what-factors-influence-content-removal",
  "type": "paper-conference",
  "title": "Deciding to Delete Posts on Reddit: What Factors Influence Content Removal",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Vargo",
      "given": "C."
    },
    {
      "family": "Masullo",
      "given": "G."
    },
    {
      "family": "Hopp",
      "given": "T."
    }
  ],
  "URL": "https://chrisjvargo.com/publications/deciding-to-delete-posts-on-reddit-what-factors-influence-content-removal/",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2024
      ]
    ]
  },
  "container-title": "Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences",
  "abstract": "This study uses the sociological theories of deviance and social control to explore factors that contribute to post deletion and/or removal on Reddit’s most active subreddits. Using a random sample of over 1 million Reddit submissions, we show that the presence of language attacking others’ identities is somewhat strikingly associated with both user- initiated content deletion and moderator-initiated content deletion on Reddit. Findings offer insight into what it means to patrol the boundaries of acceptable communication online and what factors may contribute to the decision-making that precedes post deletion on social media platforms.",
  "keyword": "Content deletion, identity threats, toxicity 1."
}