Topic: virtual spaces

The displacement of human communication from conventional physical space to online, virtual, or hybrid spaces represents a major paradigm shift in the way humans interact. Yet, one of the main concerns regarding these technology-powered spaces is that they are perceived as being dysregulated, thus making ground for disinformation to take place or for inappropriate behavior to occur. Analyzing a plagiarism conflict having taken place between content creators on a social media platform, we explored the way the community itself perceived the ethical aspects of the situation, and how the reactions