Kender, K. (2022). Tumblr is Queer and Twitter is Toxic: Speculating About the Vibe of Social Media Spaces. In NordiCHI ’22: Nordic Human-Computer Interaction Conference (pp. 1–8). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3546155.3547279
In this critique, I point to the different ‘vibe’ on several social media platforms, speculating about how the distinctive emotional atmosphere of these perceived public spaces and communities impacts the emotional experiences and expressions of users. I reflect on the rift between popular and academic discourse in addressing this layer, and ask questions about how it connects to design and what this could mean for designers and researchers.
