Has social media become more toxic over time?
A surprising answer
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I’ve been studying online behavior since the time Facebook was still FaceMash. Even back then, online interactions occasionally included personal attacks—called "flaming behavior" at the time. However, what I see today feels different, heavier. Even the comment sections of newspaper articles sometimes devolve into denigra…
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