Topologies and Tribulations of Gettr : A month in the life of a new alt-network
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- On July 1, 2021, a new social network modeled after Twitter was launched by former Trump spokesman Jason Miller, with assistance and promotion by exiled Chinese businessman Miles Guo, form Trump strategist Steve Bannon, and others. Today, the Stanford Internet Observatory is releasing the first comprehensive analysis of the new platform. We chart the growth of Gettr over its first month, examining the user community, content, structure and dynamics. We also highlight some of the perils of launching such a network without trust and safety measures in place: the proliferation of gratuitous adult content, spam and, unfortunately, child exploitation imagery, all of which could be caught by cursory automated scanning systems.
Description
Type of resource | text |
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Date modified | December 5, 2022 |
Publication date | January 5, 2022; August 12, 2021 |
Creators/Contributors
Author | Thiel, David | |
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Author | McCain, Miles |
Subjects
Subject | Gettr, moderation, social media |
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Genre | Text |
Genre | Report |
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- Thiel, D. and McCain, M. (2021). Topologies and Tribulations of Gettr : A month in the life of a new alt-network. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at https://purl.stanford.edu/xn269fv2966
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