A thorough examination of online hostility requires a multi-disciplinary approach drawing from the fields of technology, law, conflict resolution, psychology and psychiatry, sociology and anthropology, communications, political science, deliberative dialog, and others.
Therefore, with regard to searching for relevant material on Twitter, there are not just one or two unifying hashtags that can be used, but numerous ones (some very broad that will review just a few relevant hits, others more specific and targeted) that must be searched to ensure a complete review. Below are our suggestions, in alphabetical order.
If there are relevant hashtags we’ve forgotten to list, please let us know.
#abuse
#aggression
#attack
#bullying
#civility
#conflict
#cruel
#cybercivility
#cyberbullying
#cyberstaking
#demopart (democratic participation)
#depression
#empathy
#hostility
#multicultural
#nonviolence
#peace
#ptsd (post traumatic stress disorder)
#privacy
#publicengmt (public engagement)
#security
#sexting
#stress
#suicide