The distorting prism of social media: How self-selection and exposure to incivility fuel online comment toxicity
Though prior studies have analyzed the textual characteristics of online comments about
politics, less is known about how selection into commenting behavior and exposure to other …
politics, less is known about how selection into commenting behavior and exposure to other …
Comments, shares, or likes: What makes news posts engaging in different ways
O Tenenboim - Social Media+ Society, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In a digital media environment where content distribution is shaped by technology
companies' algorithms and user behaviors, news organizations try to post content that can …
companies' algorithms and user behaviors, news organizations try to post content that can …
Upvotes? Downvotes? No Votes? Understanding the relationship between reaction mechanisms and political discourse on Reddit
O Papakyriakopoulos, S Engelmann… - Proceedings of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
A significant share of political discourse occurs online on social media platforms.
Policymakers and researchers try to understand the role of social media design in shaping …
Policymakers and researchers try to understand the role of social media design in shaping …
Contagion of offensive speech online: An interactional analysis of political swearing
Despite their positive effects in promoting participatory politics, digital publics have also
manifested an offensive vernacular culture. This study takes a social network analytic …
manifested an offensive vernacular culture. This study takes a social network analytic …
“Toxic atmosphere effect”: Uncivil online comments cue negative audience perceptions of news outlet credibility
Uncivil user comments have been found to have a negative effect on how people perceive
an issue featured in the news, a news story, or a journalist who reports a news story. To …
an issue featured in the news, a news story, or a journalist who reports a news story. To …
Different platforms, different uses: Testing the effect of platforms and individual differences on perception of incivility and self-reported uncivil behavior
DJ Sude, S Dvir-Gvirsman - Journal of Computer-Mediated …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Two large surveys with adult samples of Americans (N= 1,105; N= 1,035) investigated
differences in perceived incivility between seven social media platforms. Perceptions of …
differences in perceived incivility between seven social media platforms. Perceptions of …
Social approval and network homophily as motivators of online toxicity
Online hate messaging is a pervasive issue plaguing the well-being of social media users.
This research empirically investigates a novel theory positing that online hate may be driven …
This research empirically investigates a novel theory positing that online hate may be driven …
[PDF][PDF] Differential perceptions of and reactions to incivil and intolerant user comments
AS Kümpel, J Unkel - Journal of Computer-Mediated …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Building on recent research that challenges the notion that norm violations in online
discussions are inherently detrimental, this study relies on a distinction between incivil and …
discussions are inherently detrimental, this study relies on a distinction between incivil and …
[HTML][HTML] Understanding news-related user comments and their effects: a systematic review
There has been growing interest in research on news-related user comments. Here we
conduct the first systematic review of this literature—quantitatively and qualitatively (248 …
conduct the first systematic review of this literature—quantitatively and qualitatively (248 …
Incivility in Comparison: How Context, Content, and Personal Characteristics Predict Exposure to Uncivil Content
Incivility, that is, the breaking of social norms of conversation, is evidently prevalent in online
political communication. While a growing literature provides evidence on the prevalence of …
political communication. While a growing literature provides evidence on the prevalence of …