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Online hate groups sustain their messages by repeating powerful stories or routinely adding new allegations

  • Written by Yu-Ru Lin, Professor of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh
imageStudying the types of messages hate groups spew online helps researchers understand the groups' persistence. Westend61/Westend61 via Getty Images

Hate communities often flourish online for years, raising the question of how they persist. My research team has found that powerful stories keep members of a hate group galvanized, either by repeating...

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