3 papers
cs.LG2025
Reinforcement Learning for Efficient Toxicity Detection in Competitive Online Video Games
Jacob Morrier, Rafal Kocielnik, R. Michael Alvarez
Online platforms take proactive measures to detect and address undesirable behavior, aiming to focus these resource-intensive efforts where such behavior is most prevalent. This ar…
cs.CY2024
Uncovering the Viral Nature of Toxicity in Competitive Online Video Games
Jacob Morrier, Amine Mahmassani, R. Michael Alvarez
Toxicity is a widespread phenomenon in competitive online video games. In addition to its direct undesirable effects, there is a concern that toxicity can spread to others, amplify…
cs.HC2024
Uncovering the Effect of Toxicity on Player Engagement and its Propagation in Competitive Online Video Games
Jacob Morrier, Amine Mahmassani, R. Michael Alvarez
This article seeks to provide accurate estimates of the causal effect of exposure to toxic language on player engagement and the proliferation of toxic language. To this end, we an…