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View article: Measuring Dimensions of Self-Presentation in Twitter Bios and their Links to Misinformation Sharing
Measuring Dimensions of Self-Presentation in Twitter Bios and their Links to Misinformation Sharing Open
Social media platforms provide users with a profile description field, commonly known as a "bio," where they can present themselves to the world. A growing literature shows that text in these bios can improve our understanding of online se…
View article: Modes of toxic behavior and game design considerations in online multiplayer games
Modes of toxic behavior and game design considerations in online multiplayer games Open
Online multiplayer games like League of Legends, Counter Strike, and Roblox create experiences through community interactions between players. These games provide players with the ability to interact with each other through multiple modes …
View article: The “chanification” of white supremacist extremism
The “chanification” of white supremacist extremism Open
Much research has focused on the role of the alt-right in pushing far-right narratives into mainstream discourse. In this work, we focus on the alt-right’s effects on extremist narratives themselves. From 2012 to 2017, we find a rise in al…
View article: Identity Construction in a Misogynist Incels Forum
Identity Construction in a Misogynist Incels Forum Open
Online communities of involuntary celibates (incels) are a prominent source of misogynist hate speech. In this paper, we use quantitative text and network analysis approaches to examine how identity groups are discussed on incels-dot-is, t…
View article: A Weakly Supervised Classifier and Dataset of White Supremacist Language
A Weakly Supervised Classifier and Dataset of White Supremacist Language Open
We present a dataset and classifier for detecting the language of white supremacist extremism, a growing issue in online hate speech. Our weakly supervised classifier is trained on large datasets of text from explicitly white supremacist d…
View article: Measuring Dimensions of Self-Presentation in Twitter Bios and their Links to Misinformation Sharing
Measuring Dimensions of Self-Presentation in Twitter Bios and their Links to Misinformation Sharing Open
Social media platforms provide users with a profile description field, commonly known as a ``bio," where they can present themselves to the world. A growing literature shows that text in these bios can improve our understanding of online s…
View article: Online to Offline Crossover of White Supremacist Propaganda
Online to Offline Crossover of White Supremacist Propaganda Open
White supremacist extremist groups are a significant domestic terror threat\nin many Western nations. These groups harness the Internet to spread their\nideology via online platforms: blogs, chat rooms, forums, and social media,\nwhich can…
View article: A Weakly Supervised Classifier and Dataset of White Supremacist Language
A Weakly Supervised Classifier and Dataset of White Supremacist Language Open
We present a dataset and classifier for detecting the language of white supremacist extremism, a growing issue in online hate speech. Our weakly supervised classifier is trained on large datasets of text from explicitly white supremacist d…
View article: Identity Construction in a Misogynist Incels Forum
Identity Construction in a Misogynist Incels Forum Open
Online communities of involuntary celibates (incels) are a prominent source of misogynist hate speech. In this paper, we use quantitative text and network analysis approaches to examine how identity groups are discussed on incels.is, the l…
View article: How Hate Speech Varies by Target Identity: A Computational Analysis
How Hate Speech Varies by Target Identity: A Computational Analysis Open
This paper investigates how hate speech varies in systematic ways according to the identities it targets. Across multiple hate speech datasets annotated for targeted identities, we find that classifiers trained on hate speech targeting spe…
View article: An empirical analysis of high school students' practices of modelling with unstructured data
An empirical analysis of high school students' practices of modelling with unstructured data Open
To date, many AI initiatives (eg, AI4K12, CS for All) developed standards and frameworks as guidance for educators to create accessible and engaging Artificial Intelligence (AI) learning experiences for K‐12 students. These efforts reveale…
View article: How Hate Speech Varies by Target Identity: A Computational Analysis
How Hate Speech Varies by Target Identity: A Computational Analysis Open
This paper investigates how hate speech varies in systematic ways according to the identities it targets. Across multiple hate speech datasets annotated for targeted identities, we find that classifiers trained on hate speech targeting spe…
View article: FanfictionNLP: A Text Processing Pipeline for Fanfiction
FanfictionNLP: A Text Processing Pipeline for Fanfiction Open
Fanfiction presents an opportunity as a data source for research in NLP, education, and social science. However, answering specific research questions with this data is difficult, since fanfiction contains more diverse writing styles than …
View article: Phans, Stans and Cishets: Self-Presentation Effects on Content Propagation in Tumblr
Phans, Stans and Cishets: Self-Presentation Effects on Content Propagation in Tumblr Open
Research on content propagation in social media has largely focused on features from the content of posts and the network structure of users. However, social media platforms are also spaces where users present their identities in particula…
View article: Perceptions of Censorship and Moderation Bias in Political Debate Forums
Perceptions of Censorship and Moderation Bias in Political Debate Forums Open
Moderators are believed to play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of discussion in online political debate forums. The line between moderation and illegitimate censorship, where certain views or individuals are unfairly suppressed, ho…
View article: Modeling Dialogue Acts with Content Word Filtering and Speaker Preferences
Modeling Dialogue Acts with Content Word Filtering and Speaker Preferences Open
We present an unsupervised model of dialogue act sequences in conversation. By modeling topical themes as transitioning more slowly than dialogue acts in conversation, our model de-emphasizes content-related words in order to focus on conv…
View article: Code-Switching as a Social Act: The Case of Arabic Wikipedia Talk Pages
Code-Switching as a Social Act: The Case of Arabic Wikipedia Talk Pages Open
Code-switching has been found to have social motivations in addition to syntactic constraints. In this work, we explore the social effect of code-switching in an online community. We present a task from the Arabic Wikipedia to capture lang…