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Covering Political Violence: Risks Throughout the Election Cycle

11.5.24

Covering Political Violence: Risks Throughout the Election Cycle

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Is speech a driver of intergroup violence? Is counterspeech an effective response to hatred?

1.25.22

Is speech a driver of intergroup violence? Is counterspeech an effective response to hatred?

Empathy-based counterspeech can reduce racist hate speech in a social media field experiment

12.6.21

Empathy-based counterspeech can reduce racist hate speech in a social media field experiment

#iamhere: Collective Counterspeech and the Quest to Improve Online Discourse

10.1.21

#iamhere: Collective Counterspeech and the Quest to Improve Online Discourse

Beyond Clicktivism: What Makes Digitally Native Activism Effective? An Exploration of the Sleeping Giants Movement

8.4.21

Beyond Clicktivism: What Makes Digitally Native Activism Effective? An Exploration of the Sleeping Giants Movement

To keep social media from inciting violence, focus on responses to posts more than the posts themselves

5.31.21

To keep social media from inciting violence, focus on responses to posts more than the posts themselves

Liz Cheney spoke out against lies and dangerous speech – and got punished for it

5.19.21

Liz Cheney spoke out against lies and dangerous speech – and got punished for it

Trump incited the attack on the US Capitol

1.6.21

Trump incited the attack on the US Capitol

The Anti-Hate Brigade: How a Group of Thousands Responds Collectively to Online Vitriol

12.14.20

The Anti-Hate Brigade: How a Group of Thousands Responds Collectively to Online Vitriol

Prevent Violence, Strengthen Democracy: Electoral Codes of Conduct for the United States

12.14.20

Prevent Violence, Strengthen Democracy: Electoral Codes of Conduct for the United States

Countering hate on social media: Large scale classification of hate and counter speech

11.20.20

Countering hate on social media: Large scale classification of hate and counter speech

New Report "Prevent Violence, Strengthen Democracy: Electoral Codes of Conduct for the United States"

11.2.20

New Report "Prevent Violence, Strengthen Democracy: Electoral Codes of Conduct for the United States"

Collective Civic Moderation for Deliberation? Exploring the Links between Citizens’ Organized Engagement in Comment Sections and the Deliberative Quality of Online Discussions

10.25.20

Collective Civic Moderation for Deliberation? Exploring the Links between Citizens’ Organized Engagement in Comment Sections and the Deliberative Quality of Online Discussions