Essays about: "Online Forums"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 78 essays containing the words Online Forums.

1. 1. National Heroes, Digital Soldiers, Vulnerable Children and all the Others: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Videos Communicating the QAnon Conspiracy Theory

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Cecilia Gatenheim; [2024-02-23]
   Keywords : conspiracy theory; far-right; emotions; video analysis; discourse analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the making of Us and Them in videos communicating the QAnon conspiracy theory, which have been circulating on online social forums. For this purpose, Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis is used, together with Sara Ahmed’s cultural theory of emotions. READ MORE

3. 2. Chasing Shadows : An Anthropological Expedition of the Hunt for Olle Högbom

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Viktor Andersson; [2024]
   Keywords : Disappearance; Missingness; Hauntology; Ruinology; Simulacra; Liminality; Ethnography; Anthropology;

   Abstract : This essay explores the mysterious disappearance of Olle Högbom from an anthropological perspective. It uses theories of hauntology, ruinology, and simulacra to examine how Olle's absence continues to affect society. READ MORE

4. 3. Mitigating Unintended Bias in Toxic Comment Detection using Entropy-based Attention Regularization

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Fabio Camerota; [2023]
   Keywords : XLNet; BERT; Toxic Comment Classification; Entropy-based Attention Regularization; XLNet; BERT; Toxisk Kommentar Klassificering; Entropibaserad uppmärksamhetsreglering;

   Abstract : The proliferation of hate speech is a growing challenge for social media platforms, as toxic online comments can have dangerous consequences also in real life. There is a need for tools that can automatically and reliably detect hateful comments, and deep learning models have proven effective in solving this issue. READ MORE

5. 4. Scams and Counter-Scams: An Investigation Into the Deception Tactics of Phone Scammers and Scambaiters

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Elina Werther; [2023]
   Keywords : scamming; scambaiting; scam calls; victimhood; performances; manipulation; ideal victim s ; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the techniques that scammers and scambaiters use in phone conversations to deceive each other and accomplish their respective goals. Seeing how the number of people losing money to scams continues to rise every year, there is an urgent need for more research to raise awareness of common scam tactics. READ MORE

6. 5. The Myth of the Viking: An online ethnography of a collective narrative amongst Scandinavian white supremacist men

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Celina Lindh; [2023]
   Keywords : Cultural Trauma; Narrative Criminology; Collective Narrative; Masculinity; Femininity; Victimhood; Collective Identity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the construction of collectiveness amongst Scandinavian white supremacist men. The research questions for the study set out to answer how their collective narrative is constructed, and how they use narrative to communicate their social problems in contemporary society. READ MORE