Spillover of Antisocial Behavior from Fringe Platforms: The Unintended Consequences of Community Banning. (arXiv:2209.09803v1 [cs.SI])

Online platforms face pressure to keep their communities civil and
respectful. Thus, the bannings of problematic online communities from
mainstream platforms like Reddit and Facebook are often met with enthusiastic
public reactions. However, this policy can lead users to migrate to alternative
fringe platforms with lower moderation standards and where antisocial behaviors
like trolling and harassment are widely accepted. As users of these communities
often remain \ca across mainstream and fringe platforms, antisocial behaviors
may spill over onto the mainstream …

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