Environmental Studies and Forestry

Twitch as a privileged locus to analyze young people's attitudes in the climate change debate: a quantitative analysis

A. Navarro and F. J. Tapiador

This study by Andrés Navarro and Francisco J. Tapiador explores how Twitch serves as a vibrant space for climate change discussions among young adults, challenging previous notions about the influence of platform architecture on discourse. Using innovative techniques like ASR and NLP, the research reveals a novel methodology that enhances our understanding of online climate communication.

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Abstract

This study examines climate change discourse on Twitch, a popular streaming platform among young adults. Unlike previous research focusing solely on user comments, this work analyzes both video content and chat logs using automatic speech recognition (ASR) and natural language processing (NLP). The findings reveal Twitch as a vibrant hub for climate discussions among young users, challenging the notion that platform architecture significantly shapes circulating topics. The research contributes to the literature by expanding the empirical base for studying online climate change communication, especially among young audiences, and introduces a novel, objective, and repeatable methodology for analyzing large video datasets.

Publisher

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Published On

Nov 20, 2023

Authors

Andrés Navarro, Francisco J. Tapiador

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