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Sadness, Anger, or Anxiety: Twitter Users' Emotional Responses to Toxicity in Public Conversations
Ana Aleksandric, Hanani Pankaj, Gabriela Mustata Wilson +1
Cyberbullying and online harassment have serious negative psychological and emotional consequences for the victims, such as decreased life satisfaction, suicidal ideation, self-har…
Impact of Stricter Content Moderation on Parler's Users' Discourse
Nihal Kumarswamy, Mohit Singhal, Shirin Nilizadeh
Social media platforms employ various content moderation techniques to remove harmful, offensive, and hate speech content. The moderation level varies across platforms; even over t…
Exploring Gender-Based Toxic Speech on Twitter in Context of the #MeToo movement: A Mixed Methods Approach
Sayak Saha Roy, Ohad Gilbar, Christina Palantza +2
The #MeToo movement has catalyzed widespread public discourse surrounding sexual harassment and assault, empowering survivors to share their stories and holding perpetrators accoun…
Analyzing the Stance of Facebook Posts on Abortion Considering State-level Health and Social Compositions
Ana Aleksandric, Henry Isaac Anderson, Anisha Dangal +2
Abortion remains one of the most controversial topics, especially after overturning Roe v. Wade ruling in the United States. Previous literature showed that the illegality of abort…
User Engagement and the Toxicity of Tweets
Nazanin Salehabadi, Anne Groggel, Mohit Singhal +2
Twitter is one of the most popular online micro-blogging and social networking platforms. This platform allows individuals to freely express opinions and interact with others regar…
The Power of Social Norms: How Initial Responses to Toxicity Shape Conversations on Twitter
Ana Aleksandric, Mohit Singhal, Anne Groggel +1
Online harassment and abusive language continue to be a growing concern on social media platforms. In this study, we explore the power of group dynamics to shape the toxicity of Tw…
Twitter Users' Behavioral Response to Toxic Replies
Ana Aleksandric, Sayak Saha Roy, Shirin Nilizadeh
Online toxic attacks, such as harassment, trolling, and hate speech have been linked to an increase in offline violence and negative psychological effects on victims. In this paper…
Spanish Facebook Posts as an Indicator of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Texas
Ana Aleksandric, Henry Isaac Anderson, Sarah Melcher +2
Vaccination represents a major public health intervention intended to protect against COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. However, vaccine hesitancy due to misinformation/dis…
Your Tweets Matter: How Social Media Sentiments Associate with COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the US
Ana Aleksandric, Mercy Jesuloluwa Obasanya, Sarah Melcher +2
Objective: The aims of the study were to examine the association between social media sentiments surrounding COVID-19 vaccination and the effects on vaccination rates in the United…
Measuring and Characterizing Hate Speech on News Websites
Savvas Zannettou, Mai ElSherief, Elizabeth Belding +2
The Web has become the main source for news acquisition. At the same time, news discussion has become more social: users can post comments on news articles or discuss news articles…
Peer to Peer Hate: Hate Speech Instigators and Their Targets
Mai ElSherief, Shirin Nilizadeh, Dana Nguyen +2
While social media has become an empowering agent to individual voices and freedom of expression, it also facilitates anti-social behaviors including online harassment, cyberbullyi…