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#onlineharassment — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. University of Edinburgh: Isolation drives lasting impact of cyberbullying. “Young people who experienced cyberbullying were more likely to develop emotional and behavioural problems over the following six months if the experience led to feelings of loneliness and difficulties managing their emotions, a study shows.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/02/university-of-edinburgh-isolation-drives-lasting-impact-of-cyberbullying/
  2. PsyPost: Social media users tend to face more political hostility in less democratic and more unequal countries. “Social media is often blamed for turning political debates into toxic battlegrounds, but a new study provides evidence that offline societal inequalities actually play a role in shaping this digital aggression. The findings suggest that users in less democratic and less economically […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/04/psypost-social-media-users-tend-to-face-more-political-hostility-in-less-democratic-and-more-unequal-countries/