UCLIC Research Seminar Series

Toxicity, hate, and harassment are increasingly problematic and widespread in online spaces, such as social media, social VR, and online multiplayer games. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reports high numbers for the prevalence of harassment, including 40% to 83% of Americans experiencing harassment on social media or in games. These behaviours have a multitude of adverse effects on platform providers (e.g., increased churn) and users (e.g., causing distress). In this talk, I will provide an overview of this topic and challenges that we need to overcome to combat toxicity, hate, and harassment in online games and other spaces. Then, I provide an overview of existing and our own work contributing to overcoming these challenges and contributing to safe and healthy online spaces.