How we can improve online political debates (news.ku.dk)

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With a few adjustments, the quality of online political debates can be significantly improved, according to new research. However, a better tone of debate does not necessarily change people's attitudes, the researchers behind the study point out.

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[-] aev_software@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago

If it doesn't start with refusing to let nazis participate, it ain't gonna help.

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