Zahrah, Fatima, Nurse, Jason R. C., Goldsmith, Michael (2024) Unmasking Hate in the Pandemic: A Cross-Platform Study of the COVID-19 Infodemic. Big Data Research, . ISSN 2214-5796. (In press) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:106263)
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Abstract
The past few decades have established how digital technologies and platforms have provided an effective medium for spreading hateful content, which has been linked to several catastrophic consequences. Recent academic studies have also highlighted how online hate is a phenomenon that strategically makes use of multiple online platforms. In this article, we seek to advance the current research landscape by harnessing a cross-platform approach to computationally analyse content relating to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, we analyse content on hate-specific environments from Twitter, Reddit, 4chan and Stormfront. Our findings show how content and posting activity can change across platforms, and how the psychological components of online content can differ depending on the platform being used. Through this, we provide unique insight into the cross-platform behaviours of online hate. We further define several avenues for future research within this field so as to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the global hate ecosystem.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled keywords: | Social media analysis, Cross-platform analysis, Online hate, COVID-19 |
Subjects: |
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) R Medicine > R Medicine (General) T Technology > T Technology (General) |
Divisions: |
Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Computing University-wide institutes > Institute of Cyber Security for Society |
Funders: | University of Kent (https://ror.org/00xkeyj56) |
Depositing User: | Jason Nurse |
Date Deposited: | 14 Jun 2024 10:43 UTC |
Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2024 11:28 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/106263 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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