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Exemplary study by George Washington University on the 2020 US presidential election
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Exemplary study by George Washington University on the 2020 US presidential election
Scientias
A new study shows how elections not only fuel new forms of online hate, but also bring existing hate groups closer together.
IFL Science
Noticed the internet getting more hateful recently? It’s not just you.
Phys.org
A new study published today (Oct. 29) details the ways in which the 2020 U.S. election not only incited new hate content in online communities but also how it brought those communities closer together around online hate speech.
Newswise
A new study published today details the ways in which the 2020 U.S. election not only incited new hate content in online communities but also how it brought those communities closer together around online hate speech.
GW Today
As the election approaches, GW researchers detailed how major events strengthen global hate networks online and incite new content around hot-button issues.
Springer-Nature “Behind the Paper”
The most detailed mapping of structure and content across the multi-platform online world reveals how the most recent U.S. presidential election reinforced online hate and extremism
NPJ Complexity
Local or national politics can be a catalyst for potentially dangerous hate speech. But with a third of the world’s population eligible to vote in 2024 elections, we need an understanding of how individual-level hate multiplies up to the collective global scale. We show, based on the most recent U.S. presidential election, that offline events are associated with rapid adaptations of the global online hate universe that strengthens both its network-of-networks structure and the types of hate content that it collectively produces. Approximately 50 million accounts in hate communities are drawn closer to each other and to a broad mainstream of billions. The election triggered new hate content at scale around immigration, ethnicity, and antisemitism that aligns with conspiracy theories about Jewish-led replacement. Telegram acts as a key hardening agent; yet, it is overlooked by U.S. Congressional hearings and new E.U. legislation. Because the hate universe has remained robust since 2020, anti-hate messaging surrounding global events (e.g., upcoming elections or the war in Gaza) should pivot to blending multiple hate types while targeting previously untouched social media structures.
Mirage News
A new study published today details the ways in which the 2020 U.S. election not only incited new hate content in online communities but also how it brought those communities closer together around online hate speech.