Digital Discourse Database

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Brit fugitive updates his Facebook pic

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Newspaper | Metro
Date | 10.11.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook
Summary | A British fugitive wanted for murder just updated his Facebook proflle picture.
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Twitter left off Trump table in spat over Hillary emoji

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Newspaper | Metro
Date | 16.12.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, politics, Twitter
Summary | Because Twitter refused to create a crooked Hillary emoji, the company was left out of a meeting with Donald Trump.
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Smartphone shortcut

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Newspaper | Metro
Date | 21.10.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | The new iOS update allows users to change words into suggested emojis.
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'Mob rule' drives trolls more than anonymity

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Newspaper | Metro
Date | 11.5.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | politeness, research/study, social media
Summary | Researchers have found out that commenters online are more influenced by the general tone of a comment space than by anonymity. Thus if people post in a comment section where the general tone is offensive and aggressive they are likely to conform - no matter whether they are anonymous or whether they have to give their Facebook information. Similarly, if a forum has a respectful general tone, new commenters are likely to follow suit.
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