Abstract
This study proposes the use of Gab as a vehicle for politicalscience research regarding modern American politics and the Alt-Rightpopulation. We collect several million Gab messages posted on Gab website from August 2016 to February 2018. We conduct a preliminary analysis of Gab platform related to site use, growth and topics, which showsthat Gab is a reasonable resource for Alt-Right study.
Original language | English (US) |
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State | Published - 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2018 International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling, and Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation, BRiMS 2018 - Washington, United States Duration: Jul 10 2018 → Jul 13 2018 |
Conference
Conference | 2018 International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling, and Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation, BRiMS 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Washington |
Period | 7/10/18 → 7/13/18 |
Keywords
- Alt-Right
- Gab
- politics
- topic model
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Modeling and Simulation