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Belief in Instrumental Extremism and Social Media Incivility: The Mediating Role of Political Discussion with Strong and Weak Ties, and Cross Cutting Discussion

Description

This article examines how beliefs that extremist opinions can increase social influence contribute to incivility on social media, particularly through insulting behaviour.

Related topic

Online radicalisation, including minors

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Language:

English

Date:

16-07-2026

Proposed by:

IPS 

Source:

Goyanes et al., 2026