Imagine you want to collect donations for a food bank. You could place an empty box on the street, walk away, and hope there’s food inside when you return. The likely result? Your box will be filled ...

When you read online, do you read the comments? Over the last few years, a "Don't Read the Comments" movement has swept the Internet. (@AvoidComments, a Twitter bot launched in late 2012, which tweets ...

Last week, Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, announced the creation of a new online Letters section, and the related decision to shut down comments on TheAtlantic.com. “We are choosing ...

Owing to the conflicting effects of anonymity, and in response to the changing nature of online publishing itself, Internet researchers have begun shifting their focus away from anonymity toward other ...

Ignore vitriol, or turn it into content? Creators like Kacie Rose and Drew Afualo share their tips for dealing with a harsh comments section. By Melina Delkic When Taylor Swift released the album “The ...

Backhanded comments, digs, and subtle put-downs are a bully’s/narcissist’s covert attempt at making a person feel small while making himself or herself feel big. Although cleverly disguised as a joke ...

Social media is a rollercoaster of likes and hate. But the cruel criticism and vicious commentary can stick with us the most. Because of the negativity bias, hate stands out more than positive ...

Tristan Kennedy received funding from Facebook for part of this research. Comments pages on social media too often constitute an echo-chamber for racist rhetoric being peddled by a combination of the ...