From warnings to bans: The role of social networks in the severity of sanctions

IF 2.9 2区社会学 Q1 ANTHROPOLOGY Social Networks Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI:10.1016/j.socnet.2025.02.001

Mélina Girard, David Décary-Hétu

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Abstract

This study examines the influence of social networks on the severity of sanctions in an online hacking forum, using a leaked dataset containing private interactions, reputation points, and administrative actions. Applying social identity theory, power structure, and social capital concepts to social network analysis, we find that members who committed spam, lacked bidirectional relationships with admins, and were less integrated and influential were more likely to be banned than warned. Our findings highlight the significant role of social ties and individual behaviors in determining sanctions, offering new insights into the dynamics of illicit online communities.

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Social Networks Multiple-

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5.90

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12.90%

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118

期刊介绍： Social Networks is an interdisciplinary and international quarterly. It provides a common forum for representatives of anthropology, sociology, history, social psychology, political science, human geography, biology, economics, communications science and other disciplines who share an interest in the study of the empirical structure of social relations and associations that may be expressed in network form. It publishes both theoretical and substantive papers. Critical reviews of major theoretical or methodological approaches using the notion of networks in the analysis of social behaviour are also included, as are reviews of recent books dealing with social networks and social structure.