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Toxicity
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Challenges and perspectives of hate speech research
Abstract In research on online comments on social media platforms, different terms are widely used to describe comments that are hateful or disrespectful and thereby poison a discussion. This chapter takes a theoretical perspective on the term toxicity and related research in the field of computer science. M... view more
In research on online comments on social media platforms, different terms are widely used to describe comments that are hateful or disrespectful and thereby poison a discussion. This chapter takes a theoretical perspective on the term toxicity and related research in the field of computer science. More specifically, it explains the usage of the term and why its exact interpretation depends on the platform in question. Further, the article discusses the advantages of toxicity over other terms and provides an overview of the available toxic comment datasets. Finally, it introduces the concept of engaging comments as the counterpart of toxic comments, leading to a task that is complementary to the prevention and removal of toxic comments: the fostering and highlighting of engaging comments.... view less
Keywords
social media; racism; sexism; hate; aggressiveness; language usage
Classification
Interactive, electronic Media
Sociology of Communication, Sociology of Language, Sociolinguistics
Free Keywords
toxicity; user comments; datasets
Collection Title
Challenges and perspectives of hate speech research
Editor
Strippel, Christian; Paasch-Colberg, Sünje; Emmer, Martin; Trebbe, Joachim
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
p. 219-230
Series
Digital Communication Research, 12
ISSN
2198-7610
ISBN
978-3-945681-12-1
Status
Primary Publication; peer reviewed