Threads and Needles: A Value-Sensitive Design Approach to Online Toxicity.
This paper engages with the problem of toxic speech online and suggests remedies inspired by the value-sensitive design literature (VSD), suggesting that the designers of online platforms should explore methods of adding friction to online conversations. Second, this paper examines a historical case...
| Publicado en: | Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 1 - 24 |
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