Vindication, virtue, and vitriol: A study of online engagement and abuse toward British MPs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vindication, virtue, and vitriol: A study of online engagement and abuse toward British MPs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DOI：
10.1007/s42001-020-00090-9
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Bontcheva K
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文献类型：
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作者：
Farrell T;Gorrell G;Bontcheva K
新冠肺炎疫情在网络上引发了大量恶意内容，包括仇恨言论、网络谩骂和错误信息。在此期间，英国国会议员在社交媒体上也受到了辱骂和仇恨。为了理解和理解国会议员受到的虐待程度，我们考虑了部长们如何使用社交媒体就疫情进行沟通，以及由此产生的公民参与。该论文的重点是对2020年2月初至5月底大流行期间推特上对英国政客的辱骂和敌对反应进行大规模、混合方法研究。我们发现，金融问题等紧迫话题吸引了高水平的参与，但不一定是辱骂性的对话。相反，在大流行期间，批评当局似乎招致了更严重的虐待。此外，关于种族主义和不平等等主题的交流可能会导致一些用户指责美德信号或迎合。这项工作有助于更广泛地了解网上的辱骂性语言，特别是针对公职人员的语言。
COVID-19 has given rise to a lot of malicious content online, including hate speech, online abuse, and misinformation. British MPs have also received abuse and hate on social media during this time. To understand and contextualise the level of abuse MPs receive, we consider how ministers use social media to communicate about the pandemic, and the citizen engagement that this generates. The focus of the paper is on a large-scale, mixed-methods study of abusive and antagonistic responses to UK politicians on Twitter, during the pandemic from early February to late May 2020. We find that pressing subjects such as financial concerns attract high levels of engagement, but not necessarily abusive dialogue. Rather, criticising authorities appears to attract higher levels of abuse during this period of the pandemic. In addition, communicating about subjects like racism and inequality may result in accusations of virtue signalling or pandering by some users. This work contributes to the wider understanding of abusive language online, in particular that which is directed at public officials.
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