From Scalability to Subsidiarity in Addressing Online Harm
Amy A. Hasinoff and Nathan Schneider 2022. From Scalability to Subsidiarity in Addressing Online Harm. Social Media + Society. 8 (3). https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221126041
| Title | From Scalability to Subsidiarity in Addressing Online Harm |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Amy A. Hasinoff and Nathan Schneider |
| Abstract | Large social media platforms are generally designed for scalability—the ambition to increase in size without a fundamental change in form. This means that to address harm among users, they favor automated moderation wherever possible and typically apply a uniform set of rules. This article contrasts scalability with restorative and transformative justice approaches to harm, which are usually context-sensitive, relational, and individualized. We argue that subsidiarity—the principle that local social units should have meaningful autonomy within larger systems—might foster the balance between context and scale that is needed for improving responses to harm. |
| Journal | Social Media + Society |
| Journal citation | 8 (3) |
| ISSN | 2056-3051 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publisher | Sage |
| Publisher's version | License CC BY-NC 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221126041 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | Jul 2022 |