Hacker News with Generative AI: Online Behavior

Some Reddit users love to disagree, AI-powered troll-spotting algorithm finds (phys.org)
In today's fractured online landscape, it is harder than ever to identify harmful actors such as trolls and misinformation spreaders.
Social Media, Artificial Intelligence, Online Behavior
8 points by pseudolus 11 days ago | 1 comments
Examining problematic speech and behavior in World of Warcraft (2022) (tcjournal.org)
Building on Rubin and Camm’s (2013) heuristic regarding online griefing and trolling, this paper considers how anonymity, avatar creation, and online identity play into, and characterize, perceived-negative behavior in World of Warcraft.
Gaming, Online Behavior, Sociology, Psychology
18 points by felineflock 16 days ago | 30 comments
"Am I the unethical one?" (2023) (dailynous.com)
“All I did was go to a website that is designed to facilitate cheating and set up a kind of camera to see who visited it.”
Ethics, Online Behavior, Privacy
8 points by Tomte 61 days ago | 1 comments
Internet freedom is fading in the new era of social control (bigthink.com)
Twenty years ago, the internet was a medium liberating people from state control. Now, the internet is increasingly seen as a threat triggering calls to restore state control over online behavior. The latest twist in this trend is the growing demand to criminally prosecute both users and platforms for unacceptable speech or behavior. How did we get here? 
Internet Freedom, Social Control, Censorship, Online Behavior
7 points by pseudolus 190 days ago | 0 comments
Why trolls, extremists, and others spread conspiracy theories they don't believe (theconversation.com)
There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing conspiracies online who don’t believe their own content.
Social Psychology, Misinformation, Online Behavior, Conspiracy Theories
14 points by thunderbong 228 days ago | 3 comments
Ask HN: Is data privacy just all talk or does it affect your decisions? (ycombinator.com)
Data Privacy, Technology, Personal Choices, Online Behavior
12 points by kleiba 335 days ago | 40 comments
Stop Acting Like You're Famous (ajkprojects.com)
Social Media, Online Behavior, Self-Promotion
620 points by ashleynewman 402 days ago | 275 comments
Welcome to the Golden Age of User Hostility (theatlantic.com)
User Experience, Online Behavior, Social Media, Technology
24 points by paulpauper 406 days ago | 20 comments