A new study links partisan activity on the Internet to widespread online toxicity, revealing that politically-engaged users exhibit uncivil behavior even in non-political discussions. The findings are based on an analysis of hundreds of millions of comments from over 6.3 million Reddit users.

Politically-engaged Redditors tend to be more toxic – even in non-political subreddits::A new study links partisan activity on the Internet to widespread online toxicity, revealing that politically-engaged users exhibit uncivil behavior even in non-political discussions. The findings are based on an analysis of hundreds of millions of comments from over 6.3 million Reddit users.

  • @[email protected]English
    4•5 months ago

    I have the same question. How do you distinguish an advanced enough bot from a genuinely dumb person?

    • @aidanEnglish
      5•5 months ago

      Or “smart” person. There are almost certainly bots who espouse beliefs that align with yours too.