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Rumors on the Net: A Brackish Suspension of Speech and Hate

2019; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 19; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/1743872119880121

1743-9752

Anne Wagner, Sarah Marusek,

Misinformation and Its Impacts

The legitimacy of public memory and socially normative standards of civility is questioned through rumors that abound on online social media platforms. On the Net, the proclivity of rumors is particularly prone to acts of bullying and frameworks of hate speech. Legislative attempts to limit rumors operate differently in France and throughout Europe from the United States. This article examines the impact of online rumors, the mob mentality, and the politicization of bullying critics within a cyber culture that operates within the limitations of law.