<s>
An	O
online	B-Protocol
discussion	I-Protocol
platform	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
online	O
platform	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
,	O
or	O
is	O
built	O
specifically	O
for	O
,	O
online	O
discussion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1979	O
students	O
from	O
Duke	O
University	O
created	O
the	O
first	O
online	B-Protocol
discussion	I-Protocol
platform	I-Protocol
with	O
Usenet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Protocol
discussion	I-Protocol
platforms	I-Protocol
can	O
engage	O
people	O
in	O
collective	O
reflection	O
and	O
exchanging	O
perspectives	O
and	O
cross-cultural	O
understanding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Protocol
discussion	I-Protocol
platforms	I-Protocol
may	O
be	O
an	O
important	O
structural	O
means	O
for	O
effective	O
large-scale	O
participation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Protocol
discussion	I-Protocol
platforms	I-Protocol
can	O
play	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
online	B-Protocol
discussion	I-Protocol
platform	I-Protocol
have	O
become	O
a	O
significant	O
part	O
of	O
not	O
only	O
distance	O
education	O
but	O
also	O
in	O
campus-based	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classroom	O
online	B-Protocol
discussion	I-Protocol
platforms	I-Protocol
are	O
one	O
type	O
of	O
such	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
D-Agree	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
discussion	O
support	O
platform	O
with	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
–	O
based	O
facilitation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Protocol
discussion	I-Protocol
platforms	I-Protocol
may	O
be	O
designed	O
and	O
improved	O
to	O
streamline	O
discussions	O
for	O
efficiency	O
,	O
usefulness	O
and	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
citizen	O
communication	O
has	O
been	O
studied	O
for	O
an	O
evaluations	O
of	O
how	O
deliberative	O
their	O
content	O
is	O
and	O
how	O
selective	O
perception	O
and	O
ideological	O
fragmentation	O
play	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
them	O
(	O
see	O
also	O
:	O
filter	B-Algorithm
bubble	I-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
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