Journal article
Hate speech as a form of entertainment: an unexpected support for the gratification hypothesis on Twitter
Atlantic journal of communication, v 32(5), pp 763-779
19 Oct 2024
Abstract
This paper is trying to explore the Uses and Gratification hypothesis, as it applies to Twitter political debates. The findings show that the level of ideological segregation online may be lower than the previous research in this area indicated. Simultaneously, this study may provide an unexpected support for the Uses and Gratifications hypothesis. It comes from the conclusion that many people may find gratification in entertaining themselves by political hate speech. And morality may be one of the main driving forces behind this phenomenon because the sense of one's own moral superiority is so gratifying.
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- Title
- Hate speech as a form of entertainment: an unexpected support for the gratification hypothesis on Twitter
- Creators
- Alexander G. Nikolaev - Drexel University, CommunicationDouglas Porpora - Drexel University, CommunicationNicholas Coffman - Drexel UniversityKatarzyna Elliott-Maksymowicz - Drexel Univ, Dept Commun, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- Publication Details
- Atlantic journal of communication, v 32(5), pp 763-779
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 17
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Communication
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001062013500001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85169563876
- Other Identifier
- 991021860732904721
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