Online hate groups sustain their messages by repeating powerful stories or routinely adding new allegations
- Written by Yu-Ru Lin, Professor of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh
Studying the types of messages hate groups spew online helps researchers understand the groups' persistence. Westend61/Westend61 via Getty ImagesHate communities often flourish online for years, raising the question of how they persist. My research team has found that powerful stories keep members of a hate group galvanized, either by repeating...



