Alon Zoizner
@alonzoizner.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Haifa, Israel
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October 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
📖🔓 Read the full open-access paper here:
doi.org/10.1093/jcmc...
doi.org/10.1093/jcmc...
These findings are based on Twitter (X) data from Israel during 2023. We analyzed over 1M tweets by 12k users and 6M tweets by 700K accounts they follow. We tracked over time how exposure to toxic posts from ingroup versus outgroup members predicts users’ own toxic expressions.
October 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
These findings are based on Twitter (X) data from Israel during 2023. We analyzed over 1M tweets by 12k users and 6M tweets by 700K accounts they follow. We tracked over time how exposure to toxic posts from ingroup versus outgroup members predicts users’ own toxic expressions.
Even "milder" forms of toxicity from the ingroup, such as impolite style (disrespectful tone), increase intolerant substance (humiliating the outgroup).
This shows that toxic behaviors often seen as merely “heated” may in fact contribute to more exclusionary and harmful discourse.
This shows that toxic behaviors often seen as merely “heated” may in fact contribute to more exclusionary and harmful discourse.
October 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Even "milder" forms of toxicity from the ingroup, such as impolite style (disrespectful tone), increase intolerant substance (humiliating the outgroup).
This shows that toxic behaviors often seen as merely “heated” may in fact contribute to more exclusionary and harmful discourse.
This shows that toxic behaviors often seen as merely “heated” may in fact contribute to more exclusionary and harmful discourse.
Our findings show that exposure to ingroup toxicity is the strongest and most consistent driver of contagious toxic behavior. In contrast, outgroup toxicity shows much weaker and less consistent effects on users' own toxic behavior.
October 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Our findings show that exposure to ingroup toxicity is the strongest and most consistent driver of contagious toxic behavior. In contrast, outgroup toxicity shows much weaker and less consistent effects on users' own toxic behavior.
Reposted by Alon Zoizner
Great team work led by @alonzoizner.bsky.social with Matthes, Corbu, @esserfrank.bsky.social, Koc Michalska, Schemer, @yannistheocharis.bsky.social @janzilinsky.bsky.social and 🙋
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July 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Great team work led by @alonzoizner.bsky.social with Matthes, Corbu, @esserfrank.bsky.social, Koc Michalska, Schemer, @yannistheocharis.bsky.social @janzilinsky.bsky.social and 🙋
#commsky
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