A new study links partisan activity on the Internet to widespread online toxicity, revealing that politically-engaged users exhibit uncivil behavior even in non-political discussions. The findings are based on an analysis of hundreds of millions of comments from over 6.3 million Reddit users.

Politically-engaged Redditors tend to be more toxic – even in non-political subreddits::A new study links partisan activity on the Internet to widespread online toxicity, revealing that politically-engaged users exhibit uncivil behavior even in non-political discussions. The findings are based on an analysis of hundreds of millions of comments from over 6.3 million Reddit users.

  • @skillissuerEnglish
    7•5 months ago

    they needed a study for that?

    • @voidMainVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7•5 months ago

      It’s worth studying even things that seem obvious, because sometimes what seems obvious is wrong. And the only way you’re going to find out is if you study it.