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Shifting Patterns of Extremist Discourse on Facebook: Analyzing Trends and Developments During the Israel-Hamas Conflict
Rr. Nefriana, Muheng Yan, Ahmad Diab +5
This short paper explores trends in extremist Facebook data from July 2023 to June 2024. We examined engagement, sentiment, and topics within Facebook groups categorized as anti-Is…
From Attention to Dialogue: Does Audience Engagement Reinforce Constructive Cross-Party Communication?
Ahana Biswas, Yu-Ru Lin
While existing works have emphasized how elites shape mass opinion, we ask whether the reverse also holds: do audience reactions on social media actively shape elite behavior? We e…
Leader-driven or Leaderless: How Participation Structure Sustains Engagement and Shapes Narratives in Online Hate Communities
Rr. Nefriana, Muheng Yan, Rebecca Hwa +1
Extremist communities increasingly rely on social media to sustain and amplify divisive discourse. However, the relationship between their internal participation structures, audien…
Political Elites in the Attention Economy: Visibility Over Civility and Credibility?
Ahana Biswas, Yu-Ru Lin, Yuehong Cassandra Tai +1
Elected officials have privileged roles in public communication. In contrast to national politicians, whose posting content is more likely to be closely scrutinized by a robust eco…
The Dynamics of Political Narratives During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Ahana Biswas, Tim Niven, Yu-Ru Lin
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has elicited a diverse array of responses from nations around the globe. During a global conflict, polarized narratives are spread on social media t…
Online to Offline Crossover of White Supremacist Propaganda
Ahmad Diab, Bolor-Erdene Jagdagdorj, Lynnette Hui Xian Ng +2
White supremacist extremist groups are a significant domestic terror threat in many Western nations. These groups harness the Internet to spread their ideology via online platforms…