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Reddit Comments /r/Ottawa Trucker Protest
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The 2022 Freedom Convoy, often referred to as the trucker strike, rapidly evolved from a local protest into an event of international significance, generating substantial online discourse. This dataset captures the textual reactions and community sentiment of local residents engaging in the /r/Ottawa subreddit during this period. Specifically, it aggregates comments from the Freedom Convoy megathreads, offering a granular view of public opinion surrounding the protests and COVID-19 mandates in Canada's capital. The collection serves as a vital resource for analysing the social dynamics and sentiment shifts within a specific online community during a major political event.
Columns
- type: The classification of the data point (e.g., comment).
- id: A unique Base-36 identifier assigned to the specific comment.
- subreddit.id: The unique Base-36 identifier for the subreddit where the comment was posted.
- subreddit.name: The human-readable name of the subreddit (Ottawa).
- subreddit.nsfw: A boolean indicator (True/False) denoting if the subreddit is flagged as Not Safe For Work.
- created_utc: The timestamp representing when the comment was created.
- permalink: The permanent URL link directing to the specific comment on Reddit.
- body: The full text content of the user's comment (usernames have been excluded to protect anonymity).
- sentiment: An analysed sentiment score for the comment, ranging from -1 (negative) to 1 (positive).
- score: The net score of the comment, calculated from upvotes and downvotes.
Distribution
- Format: CSV
- Size: 96.53 MB
- Structure: 10 columns
- Rows/Records: Approximately 391,000 comments (391k valid records)
Usage
- Sentiment Analysis: Evaluate the fluctuation of public mood and opinion throughout the duration of the protests.
- Natural Language Processing (NLP): Train models to detect political stance, sarcasm, or toxicity in community discussions.
- Social Network Analysis: Investigate how online communities react to ongoing civil unrest and local crises.
- Temporal Trend Analysis: Correlate comment volume and sentiment spikes with real-world events during the convoy timeline.
Coverage
- Geographic: Ottawa, Canada.
- Demographic: Participants in the /r/Ottawa subreddit community.
- Time Range: late January 2022 to late February 2022 (based on timestamp distribution).
- Data Notes: To preserve user anonymity and prevent targeted harassment, usernames are excluded from the dataset.
License
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Who Can Use It
- Data Scientists
- Sociologists
- Political Analysts
- NLP Researchers
- Journalists monitoring social media trends
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Ottawa Freedom Convoy Reddit Sentiment 2022
- Reddit Comments /r/Ottawa Trucker Protest
- Freedom Convoy 2022 Textual Reactions
- Ottawa Protest Megathread Comments
Attributes
Original Data Source: Reddit Comments /r/Ottawa Trucker Protest
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