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September 28, 2025Information Communication & SocietyOpen Access

Tackling (misleading) incivility online: a user-centric evaluation of different comment moderation strategies

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Overview

Factorial survey experiment reveals user preferences for incivility moderation, suggesting AI vs. human roles.

Key Points

  • Users prefer comment deletion for insults over interactive moderation methods for misinformation.
  • Moderation acceptance is significantly higher for human moderators compared to AI options.
  • Political identity and views on censorship influence user preferences for different moderation methods.
  • Findings guide policymakers and platforms in developing user-aligned moderation strategies.

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Andrea Stockinger (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d90a0141e1c178a14f5e6dhttps://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2025.2557548
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