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Moderation Practices as Emotional Labor in Sustaining Online Communities: The Case of AAPI Identity Work on Reddit

Dosono, Bryan, Semaan, Bryan·2019·Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Abstract

We examine how and why Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) moderators on Reddit shape the norms of their online communities through the analytic lens of emotional labor. We conduct interviews with 21 moderators who facilitate identity work discourse in AAPI subreddits and present a thematic analysis of their moderation practices. We report on their challenges to sustaining moderation, which include burning out from volunteer work, navigating hierarchical structures, and balancing unfulfilled expectations. We then describe strategies that moderators employ to manage emotional labor, which involve distancing away from drama, building solidarity from shared struggles, and integrating an ecology of tools for self-organized moderation. We provide recommendations for improving moderation in online communities centered around identity work and discuss implications of emotional labor in the design of Reddit and similar platforms.

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Authors
Dosono, B., & Semaan, B.
Affiliations
Syracuse University (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher
ACM
Published
2019-05-02
Pages
1-13
OpenAlex
W2941349974
Cited by
178
References
101
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 4
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47.75
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Emotional Labor in Professions
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Economy and Work Transformation
  • Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Digital Communication and Language
Keywords
emotional labor, online community moderation, identity work, volunteer burnout, solidarity, platform design

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