Online communities have become a central part of the internet. Understanding what
motivates users to join these communities, and how they affect them and others, spans …

Given that political groups are dispersed across platforms, resulting in different discourses,
there is a need for more studies comparing communication across platforms. In this study …

ABSTRACT Former President Donald Trump is well-known for dominating the attention-
driven hybrid media system through his controversial tweets, which spurred social media …

The growing dissension towards the political handling of COVID-19, widespread job losses,
backlash to extended lockdowns, and hesitancy surrounding the vaccine are propagating …

This paper offers insights into the nexus of youth, masculinity, and right-wing populism in
Australia. Here, we make reference to a wide body of international literature that suggests …

This article challenges prevailing assumptions that fringe social media platforms
predominantly serve as unmoderated hate-filled spaces for far-right communication by …

Background/Objectives: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian state and federal
governments enacted boarder closures, social distancing measures, and lockdowns. By the …

This article brings frameworks from literary and cultural studies and methods from network
science to bear on a central topic in political communication research: polarization. Recent …

This article examines how far-right communities in alt-tech platforms depict and engage with
the values of democracy. The study contributes to the ongoing discussion on the impact of …

Social media platforms hold valuable insights, yet extracting essential information can be
challenging. Traditional top-down approaches often struggle to capture critical signals in …