Namespotting: Username toxicity and actual toxic behavior on Reddit

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Highlights：

• First large-scale comparative exploration of the toxic behavior of Reddit users with toxic usernames.

• Our analysis employs algorithmic methods and Bayesian statistical models without relying on self-reported data.

• Users with toxic usernames produce more toxic content (of various types) than those with neutral usernames.

• Users with toxic usernames are more likely to have their account suspended than those with neutral usernames.

摘要

•First large-scale comparative exploration of the toxic behavior of Reddit users with toxic usernames.•Our analysis employs algorithmic methods and Bayesian statistical models without relying on self-reported data.•Users with toxic usernames produce more toxic content (of various types) than those with neutral usernames.•Users with toxic usernames are more likely to have their account suspended than those with neutral usernames.

论文关键词：Verbal aggression online,Usernames,Social media,Artificial intelligence,Bayesian data analysis,Reddit

论文评审过程：Received 25 February 2022, Revised 2 June 2022, Accepted 21 June 2022, Available online 1 July 2022, Version of Record 7 July 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107371