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This research seeks to examine the varying dimensions of online swearing and its societal impacts using born-digital data.

Swearing online: exploring dimensions of variability in born-digital data

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This research seeks to examine the varying dimensions of online swearing and its societal impacts using born-digital data.
Analyzed three large datasets from English Twitter/X communication in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Investigated rates of vulgarity across different regions and times of day.
Utilized computational and network analysis methods to explore non-standard orthography and social network correlations.”],
Significant differences in vulgarity rates were found across the English-speaking regions and times of day.
Users frequently employed non-standard orthographic variations to obscure vulgar expressions.
Vulgarity shows correlation with users' positions in social networks, affecting integration and follower counts.

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Randomized trial analyzes online swearing patterns across regions and times, highlighting variability implications.

Schweinberger et al. (2026) studied this question.

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