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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Corporate Personhood and Social Responsibility Beliefs As Predictors of Censorship By Proxy Support

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Social

  • Wayne Wilkinson
    Arkansas State University
  • Blake Higdon
    Arkansas State University

Abstract

Censorship today is often enacted by corporations (censorship by proxy or CBP). We explored the predictors of CBP support using the video game retailer Steam as a framework. Gamer identity and corporate personhood beliefs were negatively related to CBP support, whereas corporate social responsibility beliefs were positively related.

Public Policy