Ethnic Insults in YouTube Comments: Social Contagion and Selection Effects During the German “Refugee Crisis”
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DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcaa053
Abstract: In this article, we investigate the extent to which ethnic insults propagate through comment networks in YouTube videos from four German political talk shows with the largest audience reach. We argue that comments using ethnic… read more here.
Keywords: comments social; social contagion; ethnic insults; selection ... See more keywords
Characterizing QAnon: Analysis of YouTube comments presents new conclusions about a popular conservative conspiracy
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DOI: 10.5210/fm.v26i2.10168
Abstract: QAnon has become an important phenomenon in American politics due to both its relative popularity as well as its adoption/endorsement by political elites. However, this conspiracy theory/social movement has received sparse investigation in the social… read more here.
Keywords: youtube comments; qanon; analysis youtube; regarding qanon ... See more keywords