论文标题
什么是bit子？表征YouTube的“言论自由”替代方案
What is BitChute? Characterizing the "Free Speech" Alternative to YouTube
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论文摘要
在本文中，我们描述了社交视频托管平台Bitchute上的内容和论述。 Bitchute于2017年作为YouTube的替代方案启动，加入了一个替代性，低内容节制平台的生态系统，包括GAB，VOAT，MINDS和4CHAN。独特的是，Bitchute是这些替代平台中的第一个专注于视频内容，并且越来越受欢迎。我们的分析揭示了该平台的几个关键特征。我们发现，只有少数渠道获得任何参与，几乎所有这些渠道都包含阴谋或仇恨言论。整个平台上的仇恨率很高，其中大部分是反犹太人的，特别令人担忧。我们的结果表明，Bitchute的仇恨言论比GAB更高，但小于4chan。最后，我们发现，尽管某些Bitchute内容生产商已被其他平台禁止，但许多人在主流社交媒体平台（尤其是YouTube）上保持了个人资料。本文首先介绍了关于Bitchute的内容和论述，并为将来对低内容适度平台进行研究提供了一个基础。
In this paper, we characterize the content and discourse on BitChute, a social video-hosting platform. Launched in 2017 as an alternative to YouTube, BitChute joins an ecosystem of alternative, low content moderation platforms, including Gab, Voat, Minds, and 4chan. Uniquely, BitChute is the first of these alternative platforms to focus on video content and is growing in popularity. Our analysis reveals several key characteristics of the platform. We find that only a handful of channels receive any engagement, and almost all of those channels contain conspiracies or hate speech. This high rate of hate speech on the platform as a whole, much of which is anti-Semitic, is particularly concerning. Our results suggest that BitChute has a higher rate of hate speech than Gab but less than 4chan. Lastly, we find that while some BitChute content producers have been banned from other platforms, many maintain profiles on mainstream social media platforms, particularly YouTube. This paper contributes a first look at the content and discourse on BitChute and provides a building block for future research on low content moderation platforms.
