Anonymity

what is inhibition?

-a feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way

what is Identifiability?

-affects ones own behaviors and feelings

what was the method used in the lipidot-lefer & barak study?

-expert evaluations -textual analysis -self report -an expiriement in which they presented a dilemma to debate in dyads through online chat -aliases: personal identifiers (webcam vs. no webcam) -webcam mounted at eye level

what is disinhibition?

-is a lack of restraint manifested in disregard for social conventions, impulsivity, and poor risk assessment

what is unidentifiability?

-more than being nameless -lack of identifying personal details such as weight, age, occupation, ethnic origin, residential location, etc.

what is facebooks opinion on anonymity?

-they hate it and banned users from holding anonymous accounts -you cannot make real connections and expand you social capital if your connections are people that you do not know -can be seen with the 5k friends cutoff (enforces you make real connections)

what was the goal of the lipidot-lefer & barak study?

-wanted to know which of the following behaviors lead to toxic online disinhibition: -anonymity -invisibility -lack of eye contact

what is online anonymity?

1. an anonymous action is not linkable to someone's identity 2. two anonymous actions by the same person are not linkable to each other 3. non-identifiability by virtue of non-coordinatability of traits

what is online disinhibition effect?

definition: a lowering of behavioral inhibitions in the online environment concept: refers to the negative results of this loss inhibitions, usually manifested in aggressive behaviors that apparently would not be exhibited in a similar scenario in the "real world" -toxic disinhibition: online flaming and acting out behaviors that often involve damaging the other's or even one's own self-image -flaming: the use of hostile expressions toward others in online communication -invisibility: a form of social presence that is defined as the degree of perception, awareness, recognition, or acknowledgment of others

what were the findings in the lipidot-lefer & barak study?

eye contact: -had a significant effect on negative online disinhibition -when eye contact was enforced, participants experienced fewer occurrences of flaming and fewer threats anonymity: -had a significant effect on threats