等待Q：Voat消亡后QAnon用户向Poal的在线迁移探究
Waiting for Q: An Exploration of QAnon Users' Online Migration to Poal in the Wake of Voat's Demise
AI总结：
本研究通过分析Reddit、Voat和Poal数据，探究QAnon追随者在封禁和关闭后的迁移模式，发现提前警告促使更协调的迁移，且Poal上出现与1月6日袭击相关的讨论。
摘要：
在线社区是通过互联网进行互动的人群，他们通常拥有共同兴趣。其中一些群体，尤其是创造了极右翼阴谋论QAnon的Q的支持者，具有高度毒性且颇具争议。由于争议性，这些社区常常被主流在线社交网络封禁。本研究考察了QAnon追随者的去平台化及随后的迁移过程，遵循两步流程。我们分析了Reddit数据，发现用户在Reddit封禁后选择Voat作为替代平台，尤其受到Q在4chan上发帖的影响。随后，在Voat宣布关闭后，我们观察到用户推荐Poal。在诸多见解中，我们比较了突然的永久封禁与事先宣布的关闭对阴谋论者迁移模式的影响。具体而言，我们发现Poal近一半的活跃用户是Voat迁移者，他们在关闭公告发布后注册。这与Reddit封禁后观察到的模式相矛盾，表明提前警告可以促成更协调的迁移。最后，我们的研究发现了与2021年1月6日美国国会大厦袭击相关的讨论和策划证据，这些讨论在Voat关闭后不久出现，主要发生在Poal上。这凸显了阴谋论的持续活动，尽管由于各种封禁和一次关闭而规模缩小，同时也暴露了Poal作为一个容纳危险个体的平台。
英文摘要：
Online communities are groups of people who interact primarily via the Internet, often sharing common interests. Some of these groups, particularly supporters of Q who created the far-right conspiracy theory known as QAnon, are highly toxic and controversial. These communities are often banned from various mainstream online social networks due to their controversy. This study examines the deplatforming and subsequent migrations of QAnon adherents, following a two-step process. We analyze Reddit data, finding that users opt for Voat as an alternative following the Reddit bans, particularly influenced by Q's postings on 4chan. Subsequently, upon Voat's shutdown announcement, we observe users recommending Poal. Among several insights, we compare the effects of abrupt permanent bans and announced shutdowns on the migration patterns of these conspiracists. Specifically, we find that almost half of Poal's active users are Voat migrants who registered after the shutdown was announced. This contradicts the patterns observed after the Reddit bans, suggesting that advance warning can facilitate more coordinated migrations. Lastly, our research uncovers evidence of discussions and planning related to the January 6th, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, which emerged shortly after Voat's shutdown, predominantly on Poal. This underscores the continued activity of the conspiracy, albeit at a diminished scale due to various bans and a shutdown, while also exposing Poal as a platform that hosts dangerous individuals.
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