The Effects of Social Approval Signals on the Production of Online Hate: A Theoretical Explication
Published online on September 14, 2024
Abstract
Communication Research, Volume 53, Issue 6, Page 751-777, August 2026.
This essay explicates a middle range theory to predict and explain the propagation and magnification of hate messages on social media. It builds upon an assumption that people post hate messages in order to garner signals of social approval from other ...
This essay explicates a middle range theory to predict and explain the propagation and magnification of hate messages on social media. It builds upon an assumption that people post hate messages in order to garner signals of social approval from other ...