When you read online, do you read the comments? Over the last few years, a "Don't Read the Comments" movement has swept the Internet. (@AvoidComments, a Twitter bot launched in late 2012, which tweets ...

Owing to the conflicting effects of anonymity, and in response to the changing nature of online publishing itself, Internet researchers have begun shifting their focus away from anonymity toward other ...

Social media is a rollercoaster of likes and hate. But the cruel criticism and vicious commentary can stick with us the most. Because of the negativity bias, hate stands out more than positive ...

Tristan Kennedy received funding from Facebook for part of this research. Comments pages on social media too often constitute an echo-chamber for racist rhetoric being peddled by a combination of the ...