This article offers a systematic analysis of 727 manuscripts that used Reddit as a data
source, published between 2010 and 2020. Our analysis reveals the increasing growth in …

Research using online datasets from social media platforms continues to grow in
prominence, but recent research suggests that platform users are sometimes uncomfortable …

Using user-generated content from open-access platforms such as Reddit for research
raises ethical questions and challenges. Research projects involving publicly available data …

Social media platforms that enable users to create and share online content with others are
used increasingly in social research. This article explores the complex ethical issues …

A predominant assumption in studies of deliberative democracy is that stakeholder
engagements will lead to rational consensus and to a common discourse on corporate …

Frequent public uproar over forms of data science that rely on information about people
demonstrates the challenges of defining and demonstrating trustworthy digital data research …

Background Health-related social media use is common but few health organisations have
embraced its potential for engaging stakeholders in service design and quality improvement …

The COVID− 19 pandemic has affected men and women differently since its outbreak.
However, we still know little about the challenges that women in China have experienced …

Computational approaches offer exciting opportunities for us to do social science differently.
This beginner's guide discusses a range of computational methods and how to use them to …

Social media provides unique opportunities for researchers to learn about a variety of
phenomena—it is often publicly available, highly accessible, and affords more naturalistic …