Mastodon Survey

Description: Survey aimed at understanding peoples' motivations to join Mastodon as well as their current experience and future usage. The dataset contains 820 responses and 107 variables.

Bibliographic

Citing Cámara-Menoyo, C. (2023). Survey dataset on the motivations, experiences and expectations of Mastodon users (Version 0.0.1) [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/734YW
Published 2023-06-01
Keywords
  • mastodon
  • twitter
  • platform migration
  • fediverse
  • survey
Funder University of Warwick (Research Development Fund 2022/23)
License Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Repository https://github.com/WarwickCIM/rdf_mastodon_data

Distribution

File Format  
responses_anonymised csv Download

Coverage

Temporal

Begin 2023-02-18
End 2023-04-13

Spatial

Attributes

Name Description Unit
start_date Date in which the survey was started Date Time
end_date Date in which the survey was finished Date Time
progress Percentage of completeness Percentage
duration_in_seconds Time spent filling the survey Seconds
recorded_date Date in which the survey was recorded Date Time
response_id Unique Identifier (Randomly generated) String
user_language Survey Language (Either english or Spanish) String
consent_agreement Whether the respondent accepts participating in the research or not Boolean
user_groups Q5: Do you identify with any of these groups? Select as many as needed String, Factor
interests_civil_rights Q6: Could you indicate how important or unimportant the following topics are for you? (Civil Rights) String, Factor
interests_free_speech Q6: Could you indicate how important or unimportant the following topics are for you? (Free Speech) String, Factor
interests_politics Q6: Could you indicate how important or unimportant the following topics are for you? (Free Speech) String, Factor
interests_privacy_security Q6: Could you indicate how important or unimportant the following topics are for you? (Free Speech) String, Factor
interests_open_culture Q6: Could you indicate how important or unimportant the following topics are for you? (Free Speech) String, Factor
interests_free_libre_open_source_software Q6: Could you indicate how important or unimportant the following topics are for you? (Free Speech) String, Factor
interests_digital_sovereignty_autonomy Q6: Could you indicate how important or unimportant the following topics are for you? (Free Speech) String, Factor
interests_other Q7: OPTIONAL: Do you have any other interests which you think are relevant for this research and you want to share with us? String
freedom_speech Q8: According to you, which of these statements is closer to your notion of freedom speech? String, Factor
mastodon_user Q9: Do you have at least one Mastodon account? Boolean
sn_accounts Q10: Do you have (or have had) an account on any of these social media platforms? String, Factor
sn_accounts_other Q11: If you selected "other", please specify them. String
mastodon_discovery Q13: How did you learn about Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_age Q14: When did you first create your Mastodon account? String, Factor
start_date_month Q15: When did you first join Mastodon?
start_date_day Q15: When did you first join Mastodon?
start_date_year Q15: When did you first join Mastodon?
mastodon_usage Q16: How often are you currently using Mastodon? String, Factor
interface Q17: How do you access Mastodon? String, Factor
app_desktop Q18: Which Desktop app(s) do you usually use? String, Factor
app_mobile Q19: Which Mobile app(s) do you usually use? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_new_social_network Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? Social Network String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_friends Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_code_of_conduct Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_sorting_content_by_date Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_moderation Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_mastodon_is_opensource Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_mastodon_is_federated Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_lack_of_advertisements Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_not_owned_by_a_big_company Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_500_characters Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_elon_musk Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_twitter_events Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_twitter_dissappear Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_twitter_dissatisfaction Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_motivation_truth_social_dissatisfaction Q20: How decisive these factors were when you decided to join Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_accounts Q21: How many Mastodon accounts do you have? Integer
mastodon_setup_choose_a_server_instance Q22: Rate how easy or difficult was to perform the following tasks String, Factor
mastodon_setup_create_an_account Q22: Rate how easy or difficult was to perform the following tasks String, Factor
mastodon_setup_find_people_to_follow Q22: Rate how easy or difficult was to perform the following tasks String, Factor
mastodon_setup_publish_content Q22: Rate how easy or difficult was to perform the following tasks String, Factor
mastodon_setup_interact_with_people Q22: Rate how easy or difficult was to perform the following tasks String, Factor
mastodon_setup_follow_trending_topics Q22: Rate how easy or difficult was to perform the following tasks String, Factor
mastodon_setup_tag_mention_other_users Q22: Rate how easy or difficult was to perform the following tasks String, Factor
instance_name Q317: Select the name of your server(s)/instance(s) String, Factor
instance_name_other Q23 (OPTIONAL): Please, write the name of your server(s)/instance(s) below String
instance_criteria_geographical_location Q24: Please state how important these aspects are for you when choosing your instance/server String, Factor
instance_criteria_topic Q24: Please state how important these aspects are for you when choosing your instance/server String, Factor
instance_criteria_language Q24: Please state how important these aspects are for you when choosing your instance/server String, Factor
instance_criteria_code_of_conduct Q24: Please state how important these aspects are for you when choosing your instance/server String, Factor
instance_criteria_lgbt_friendly Q24: Please state how important these aspects are for you when choosing your instance/server String, Factor
instance_criteria_managers Q24: Please state how important these aspects are for you when choosing your instance/server String, Factor
instance_criteria_n_users Q24: Please state how important these aspects are for you when choosing your instance/server String, Factor
instance_criteria_free Q24: Please state how important these aspects are for you when choosing your instance/server String, Factor
instance_criteria_signup_approval Q24: Please state how important these aspects are for you when choosing your instance/server String, Factor
instance_criteria_mastodon_version Q24: Please state how important these aspects are for you when choosing your instance/server String, Factor
mastodon_experience_harassment Q25: How often have you observed these situations on Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_experience_hate_speech Q25: How often have you observed these situations on Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_experience_fake_news Q25: How often have you observed these situations on Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_experience_shadowbanning Q25: How often have you observed these situations on Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_experience_unwanted_content Q25: How often have you observed these situations on Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_experience_alt_text Q25: How often have you observed these situations on Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_experience_quality_conversations Q25: How often have you observed these situations on Mastodon? String, Factor
mastodon_rating_ease_of_use Q26: Please, choose which option best describes each of the following statements String, Factor
mastodon_rating_safe_space Q26: Please, choose which option best describes each of the following statements String, Factor
mastodon_rating_welcoming Q26: Please, choose which option best describes each of the following statements String, Factor
mastodon_rating_content Q26: Please, choose which option best describes each of the following statements String, Factor
mastodon_rating_people Q26: Please, choose which option best describes each of the following statements String, Factor
mastodon_rating_server_admin Q26: Please, choose which option best describes each of the following statements String, Factor
mastodon_rating_social_conventions Q26: Please, choose which option best describes each of the following statements String, Factor
satisfaction_mastodon Q27: What's your current level of satisfaction with Mastodon? String, Factor
future_usage_mastodon Q28: Select the statement that best reflects how do you plan to use Mastodon in the near future String, Factor
masto_features_loved Q29 OPTIONAL: What do you like the most of Mastodon so far? String
masto_features_hated Q30 OPTIONAL: What do you like the least of Mastodon so far? String
fedi_concepts_instance Q32: How familiar are you with the following concepts: Instance String, Factor
fedi_concepts_federation Q32: How familiar are you with the following concepts: Federation String, Factor
fedi_concepts_local_timeline Q32: How familiar are you with the following concepts: Local timeline String, Factor
fedi_concepts_federated_timeline Q32: How familiar are you with the following concepts: federated timeline String, Factor
fedi_concepts_fediverse Q32: How familiar are you with the following concepts: fediverse String, Factor
fedi_concepts_activity_pub Q32: How familiar are you with the following concepts: activity pub String, Factor
fedi_software Q33: Can you name any other Fediverse's software/services?
twitter_age Q34: How long have you been using Twitter?
twitter_experience_harassment Q35: How often have you observed these situations on Twitter? (It doesn't necessarily mean that you have been the subject of those situations): Harassment String, Factor
twitter_experience_hate_speech Q35: How often have you observed these situations on Twitter? (It doesn't necessarily mean that you have been the subject of those situations) String, Factor
twitter_experience_fake_news Q35: How often have you observed these situations on Twitter? (It doesn't necessarily mean that you have been the subject of those situations) String, Factor
twitter_experience_shadowbanning Q35: How often have you observed these situations on Twitter? (It doesn't necessarily mean that you have been the subject of those situations) String, Factor
twitter_experience_unwanted_content Q35: How often have you observed these situations on Twitter? (It doesn't necessarily mean that you have been the subject of those situations) String, Factor
twitter_experience_alt_text Q35: How often have you observed these situations on Twitter? (It doesn't necessarily mean that you have been the subject of those situations) String, Factor
twitter_experience_quality_conversations Q35: How often have you observed these situations on Twitter? (It doesn't necessarily mean that you have been the subject of those situations) String, Factor
satisfaction_twitter Q36: What's your current level of satisfaction with Twitter?
future_usage_twitter Q37: Select the statement that best reflects how do you plan to use Twitter in the near futur
interest_networking Q39: Would you be interested in taking part of a network of researchers aimed at researching on Mastodon? If so, write your mastodon handle /username below
interest_research Q40: Would you be willing to be contacted for further research (i.e. participating in a focus group, informed about our developments...)
ip_city Respondent's city, based on IP
user_agent Respondent's user agent
ip_country Respondent's country, based on IP
language Respondent's browser language
source Distribution channel

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