We once thought of cyberspace as a borderless world. As the internet has become
increasingly platformized, with a small number of technology giants that dominate the global …

We use an experiment across the Arab Twittersphere and a nationally representative survey
experiment in Lebanon to evaluate what types of counter-speech interventions are most …

We introduce a special issue that collects eight articles, comprising research from twenty-
three countries and four continents on the sources, impact on citizens, and possible …

Research on incivility in political communication usually defines uncivil communication as a
violation of established norms. Few studies, however, have specified these norms and …

Online discussions are performed in the gaze of fellow users. To increase engagement,
platforms typically let these users evaluate the comments made by others through rating …

We live in divisive and polarizing times, often remaining in comfortable social bubbles and
experiencing few genuine interactions with people who are different or with whom we …

From the pundits to the polls, nearly everyone seems to agree that US politics have rarely
been more fractious, and calls for a return to “civil discourse” abound. Yet it is also true that …

This article examines perceptions of health risk when some individuals within a shared
space are in heightened danger but anyone, including unaffected others, can be a vector of …

Profanity, also known as swearing, refers to the use of foul language that is often linked to
incivility. In Chinese digital space, the state government actively censors profanity under the …

Incivility is considered a significant challenge for democratic discourse and has been the
subject of many studies in a variety of contexts. Although political incivility has a long …