Growing concern surrounds the impact of social media platforms on public discourse,,–and
their influence on social dynamics,,,–, especially in the context of toxicity,–. Here, to better …

Online toxicity is ubiquitous across the internet and its negative impact on the people and
that online communities that it effects has been well documented. However, toxicity …

Code review is an important quality assurance activity for software development. Code
review discussions among developers and maintainers can be heated and sometimes …

Digital media give the public a voice to discuss or share their thoughts about political and
social events. However, these discussions can often include language that contributes to …

Much of our modern digital infrastructure relies critically upon open sourced software. The
communities responsible for building this cyberinfrastructure require maintenance and …

Toxic comments are the top form of hate and harassment experienced online. While many
studies have investigated the types of toxic comments posted online, the effects that such …

Research on online political communication has primarily focused on content in explicitly
political spaces. In this work, we set out to determine the amount of political talk missed …

Large language models (LLMs) have exploded in popularity due to their ability to perform a
wide array of natural language tasks. Text-based content moderation is one LLM use case …

Discussions about polarizing topics are essential to have, yet they can easily become
hostile, aggressive, or distressing on current social media platforms. Content moderation …

Social media platforms are often blamed for exacerbating political polarization and
worsening public dialogue. Many claim hyperpartisan users post pernicious content, slanted …