A recent study by communication scientist Andrea Wiesner at the University of Vienna investigates how Austrian internet users perceive and accept different strategies for moderating uncivil online comments.

Uncivil online comments, e.g., in the form of insults or misinformation, come with severe consequences for platforms, users, and democratic processes – making effective moderation essential. Howeve...

Democracy scholars all over Europe and beyond have already demonstrated their support for MEDem by signing the "Personal Expression of Endorsement". With

Topic Modeling is currently one of the most widely employed unsupervised text-as-data techniques in the field of communication science. While researchers increasingly recognize the importance of valid...

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