{"id":{"repo_id":"buffalo","oai_identifier":"oai:ubir.buffalo.edu:10477/80881"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/buffalo/oai:ubir.buffalo.edu:10477/80881","repository":{"repo_id":"buffalo","name":"Buffalo","base_url":"https://ubir.buffalo.edu/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"Networks of Incivility on Twitter: The Changing Geography of Hate Speech in a New Social Media Landscape","abstract":"M.S.","abstract_html":"M.S.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Jendrowski, Jena; 0000-0002-8977-3119"],"institution":"State University of New York at Buffalo","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Stephens, Monica","Geography"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2019,"date_issued":"2019-10-29T16:47:49Z","date_published":"2019-10-29T16:47:49Z","updated_at":"2026-07-27T19:05:25Z","subjects":["geographic information science and geodesy","geography","sociology"],"languages":["eng"],"rights":["Users of works found in University at Buffalo Institutional Repository (UBIR) are responsible for identifying and contacting the copyright owner for permission to reuse. 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Using Southern Poverty Law Center defined hate groups and geocoded Twitter data, I analyzed networks of hate speech among the #WhiteLivesMatter hate group. Using a geostatistical analysis of material conditions and social network analysis of hate speech participants, I found that material conditions were not significant in predicting hate speech. I additionally conclude that online hate groups are associated with networks of well-connected accounts. These networks provide evidence of algorithmic driven bots spreading disorder that contribute to the diffusion of information. The #WhiteLivesMatter networks ultimately show that hateful Twitter movements can build and communicate online instead of sharing spatial proximity."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Networks of Incivility on Twitter: The Changing Geography of Hate Speech in a New Social Media Landscape"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Stephens, Monica","Geography"],"dc:creator":["Jendrowski, Jena; 0000-0002-8977-3119"],"dc:date":["2019-10-29T16:47:49Z","2019","2019-08-07 12:27:56"],"dc:description":["M.S.","Social media platforms such as Twitter unite individuals with common interests across space to form online communities but also can have a nefarious side where hate speech is propagated among disparate groups. This study seeks to understand the dynamics of hate speech on Twitter. In doing so, I identify that material conditions within neighborhoods are not statistically relevant to producing divisive rhetoric online. Using Southern Poverty Law Center defined hate groups and geocoded Twitter data, I analyzed networks of hate speech among the #WhiteLivesMatter hate group. Using a geostatistical analysis of material conditions and social network analysis of hate speech participants, I found that material conditions were not significant in predicting hate speech. I additionally conclude that online hate groups are associated with networks of well-connected accounts. These networks provide evidence of algorithmic driven bots spreading disorder that contribute to the diffusion of information. 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