Sock Puppetry in Online Communication

This paper concerns sock puppetry, a practice which involves an individual communicating under multiple pseudonymous identities in a manner that makes it seem as though these personas are distinct conversational participants. I provide a definition of sock puppetry that is more narrow than other def...

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Published inPhilosophy (London) Vol. 99; no. 3; pp. 461 - 478
Main Author Paterson, Grace
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.07.2024
Subjects
Brochures
Communication
Credibility
Onomastics
Puppetry
Social networks
Special Issue on The Philosophy of Online Communication
Virtual communities
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ISSN0031-8191
1469-817X
DOI10.1017/S0031819124000123

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Summary:This paper concerns sock puppetry, a practice which involves an individual communicating under multiple pseudonymous identities in a manner that makes it seem as though these personas are distinct conversational participants. I provide a definition of sock puppetry that is more narrow than other definitions, allowing it to be distinguished from related phenomena. I then analyse some of the ways in which sock puppetry can interfere with social tools we use for establishing trust within an online community, evaluating a speaker's credibility, and generally deciding who and what to believe.
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ISSN:0031-8191
1469-817X
DOI:10.1017/S0031819124000123