“You are doomed!" Crisis-specific and Dynamic Use of Fear Speech in Protest and Extremist Radical Social Movements

Social media messages can elicit emotional reactions and mobilize users. Strategic utilization of emotionally charged messages, particularly those inducing fear, potentially nurtures a climate of threat and hostility online. Coined fear speech (FS), such communication deliberately portrays certain...

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Main Authors: Simon Greipl, Julian Hohner, Heidi Schulze, Patrick Schwabl, Diana Rieger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: HOPE 2024-05-01
Series:Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media
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Online Access:https://journalqd.org/article/view/5893
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