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Who closes the door of the Echo Chamber? Gender-Based Hate Speech Across Communities on Social Media Platforms​

2025-04-08 Keren Lu 0

Introduction Well, as a part of various online communities, are you used to sharing your views, your daily life, or even discussing political or international news on social media platforms? Absolutely, the internet is diverse, […]

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Fan Practice or Fan Conflict? How Hate Speech and Online Harms Spread in Digital Communities

2025-04-08 Yi Hui 0

As the global fan economy is booming, fan communities on social media are both spaces for enthusiastic interaction and breeding grounds for harassment, discrimination, and cyberbullying. Fan Practice: More Than Just Love, Sometimes Conflict In March 2025, […]

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Live gaming has become a ‘battleground’ : LGBTQ+ hate speech ‘wars’

2025-04-08 Yurou Cui 0

Violence in Twitch streams? If you watch a lot of Twitch streams, you’ve probably seen the scene where an LGBTQ+ live streamer is happily interacting with viewers, and then suddenly the chat area is filled […]

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When Fandom Turns Toxic: Examining Hate Speech through the Lens of Star-chasing Culture on Social Media

2025-04-08 Ziyan Luo 0

Introduction  Hate speech has long been lurking in interpersonal exchanges, and with the rapid development of the digital age, such speech has gradually evolved into online victimization and even verbal abuse, and the scope and […]

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Dear Social Media: We Need to Talk About the Hate Speech Women Face Every Day

2025-04-08 Yanjun Liu 0

Hey Social Media, I remember when we first met. You were like a vibrant town square buzzing with life, a place where every voice could be heard. I’ve connected with graduate students sharing their 3 […]

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The Internet Is Broken : How Hate Speech and Online Harm Became Everyone’s Problem

2025-04-08 Xiaoya Lin 0

Let’s be real: being online doesn’t always feel safe anymore. You open Instagram or X (formerly Twitter) to unwind. Maybe you’re checking out a viral video or reading the news. But within seconds, the comment […]

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When Online Hate Becomes Real‑World Harm: Lessons from the Capitol Riot

2025-04-08 Bohao Yu 0

Introduction On January 6, 2021, a crowd stormed the U.S. Capitol. The event was fueled in part by online hate speech, extremist rhetoric, and misinformation that simmered on social media platforms. Years of toxic online […]

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Li Meiyue in Livestream Fallout Shows a Bigger Platform Problem

2025-04-08 Chen Yan 0

What should platforms actually do when someone messes up on a livestream and the internet explodes? If the Li Meiyue situation tells us anything, it’s that they don’t really do much at all. During a […]

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How Loving Genshin Impact Became Shameful: Online Hate Speech, Platform Silence, and the Making of a Mocked Fandom

2025-04-07 Yijie Mao 0

“You still playing Genshin Impact?” The statement sounds harmless, or even just out of curious concern. However, these words often alerted the players of Genshin Impact immediately. Because such discussions, in the experience of these […]

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