This label should be assigned when a content creator requests that their contacts are not collected.
Social media data includes a network of people, including followers and those who interact with content. A creator may grant consent for their words and images, but not want to share their network information.
An uprooted plant can be split from surrounding plants, encouraging the health and growth of all. Content can be divorced from networks to protect individuals.
Archivists collecting social media content about protests for #GeorgeFloyd and #BreonnaTaylor should consider how they will protect protestors from surveillance and police. Ethics and care should guide your activities versus quantity and rapid collecting. https://t.co/YnuQUwibo3
— DocumentingTheNow (@documentnow) May 30, 2020