Reddit Opinion Dynamics Explorer

Reddit Opinion Dynamics Explorer is a Streamlit-based web app that visualizes and analyzes Reddit discussions from a field experiment. Explore comment tree structures, user participation patterns, and opinion change dynamics.

See here for the App: https://reddit-field-explorer.streamlit.app/

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Features

• Comment Tree Visualization
  Explore branching structures of Reddit discussions using interactive Pyvis graphs.

• Participation Analytics
  Visualize how users engaged with each topic over time and across different experimental conditions.

• Opinion Dynamics
  Track and compare pre- and post-survey opinions to measure opinion change.

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Dataset

The app expects experimental data in the data/ folder:

• discussions_anon.csv: Contains Reddit comments and metadata.
• pre_survey_anon.csv: Pre-discussion survey results.
• post_surveys_anon.csv: Post-discussion survey results.

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📬 Contact & Feedback

The project was funded by the EU Horizon Project SoMe4Dem by the European Commission. See here for the Reddit field experiment.

We’d love to hear your suggestions or questions:

📧 sven.banisch@kit.edu
📧 veronika.batzdorfer@kit.edu
📧 oswald@mpib-berlin.mpg.de