Online Hate Thrives and Survives on Smaller Social Media Platforms, Study Finds
April 17, 2024
April 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- George Washington University issued the following news:
New research published today in the journal npj Complexity shows that online hate thrives because of a hidden inner web of many small social media platforms - not the few large platforms such as Twitter (X) and Facebook (Meta).
The study, led by researchers at the George Washington University, examined two real-world events - the 2021 January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and a 2023 mass shoo . . .
New research published today in the journal npj Complexity shows that online hate thrives because of a hidden inner web of many small social media platforms - not the few large platforms such as Twitter (X) and Facebook (Meta).
The study, led by researchers at the George Washington University, examined two real-world events - the 2021 January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and a 2023 mass shoo . . .