Online hate groups sustain their messages by repeating powerful stories or routinely adding new allegations

Online hate groups know the power of repetition

Hate communities often flourish online for years, raising the question of how they persist. My research team has found that powerful stories keep members of a hate group galvanized, either by repeating the story over and over or by constantly adding fresh accusations and interpretations to it. I’m a computational social scientist who studies social and political networks. My colleagues and I uncovered these trends by examining 10 years of posts…

Online hate groups sustain their messages by repeating powerful stories or routinely adding new allegations

Studying the types of messages hate groups spew online helps researchers understand the groups' persistence. Westend61/Westend61 via Getty ImagesHate communities often flourish online for years, raising the question of how they persist. My research team has found that powerful stories keep members of a hate group galvanized, either by repeating the story over and over or by constantly adding fresh accusations and interpretations to it. I’m a com…

On-line hate teams maintain their messages by way of repeating robust tales or automatically including new allegations

Hate communities frequently flourish on-line for years, elevating the query of ways they persist. My analysis staff has discovered that robust tales stay individuals of a hate crew galvanized, both by way of repeating the tale again and again or by way of continuously including contemporary accusations and interpretations to it. I’m a computational social scientist who research social and political networks. My colleagues and I exposed those ten…

Online hate groups sustain their messages by repeating powerful stories or routinely adding new allegations

by Yu-Ru Lin, University of Pittsburgh, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hate communities often flourish online for years, raising the question of how they persist. My research team has found that powerful stories keep members of a hate group galvanized, either by repeating the story over and over or by constantly adding fresh accusations and interpretations to it. I’m a computational social scientis…