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Too Much Moral Talk Backfires: Study Finds Engagement Peaks at Moderate

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A study of over 1.6 million posts across Twitter, Reddit and 8chan shows that moral language boosts social media engagement only up to a point, with densely moralized posts suffering a significant overmoralization penalty.

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