Arguing on the internet graph (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Arguing on the internet graph

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Researchers at the University of Washington worked with almost 260 people to understand online disagreements and to develop potential design interventions that could make these discussions more productive and centered around relationship-building. The researchers found that participants were more likely to have difficult online conversations on text-based platforms, such as Twitter, WhatsApp or Facebook, compared to image-based platforms, such as YouTube, Snapchat and Instagram. Participants also emphasized a preference for having these discussions in private one-on-one chats, such as WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger, over a more comment-heavy, public platform. Shown here are two graphs. One is showing the percentage of people who have ever had an argument on a platform (left), and the other is showing the house spent on a platform per week (right). The interactive version of this graphic is available here: https://tableau.washington.edu/views/Arguingvs_HoursSpent/Arguingvs_hours.

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Rebecca Gourley/University of Washington

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