Digital Malevolence: The Dark Psychology of Online Manipulation, Exploitation, and Violence

Caroline Ewing and Anne Speckhard Introduction The rapid evolution of online extremist ecosystems has vastly shifted our understanding of radicalization and violence, particularly as contemporary movements increasingly transcend coherent political, religious, or ideological boundaries. This paper introduces the concept of Digital Malevolence, a behavioral framework for understanding how the maladaptive behaviors associated with socially malevolent…

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