Incivility in Online Discussion as a Collective Phenomenon: A Dynamic Systems Perspective Examining Sequences of Uncivil Messages

Drawing from dynamic systems theory, we examine how incivility is collectively constructed in an online discussion community. Using secondary data consisting of comments shared over a 3-week period to an online news community, we identified three sequences that reflect collective incivility practice...

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Main Authors: Stephen A. Rains, Kevin Coe, Kate Kenski, Yotam Shmargad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-07-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051251356119
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