As you know, there's a lot of trolling and hate on social media. Do you know of any studies that (a) analyze it, and (b) show whether such attacks expand offline? Not looking for studies on the spread of disinformation; asking more about the nature and scope of ad hom attacks.
Here's one example of how online abuse can be correlated with offline abuse; wondering if there are more, and if anyone has studied this? macleans.ca/politics/ottaw…
Often, the attacks that jump the gap from online to in person are profoundly misogynistic. huffpost.com/entry/anita-sa…
Other times, they are based on issues such as vaccines, covid and of course, climate change. archive.thinkprogress.org/why-would-a-cl…
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