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Toxic Content and Engagement

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  • Marina Rizzi
  • Mateusz Stalinski

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Key Messages:Toxic content on social media is a key driver of user engagement, making its promotion profitable for the platformsBreaking the chain of toxicity by hiding toxic content can improve user behaviorRegulation pushes users toward less regulated spaces, limiting policy effectivenessEngagement from toxicity doesn’t equal user satisfaction or improved welfare

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  • Marina Rizzi & Mateusz Stalinski, 2025. "Toxic Content and Engagement," EconPol Forum, CESifo, vol. 26(04), pages 58-62, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:epofor:v:26:y:2025:i:04:p:58-62
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    1. Beknazar-Yuzbashev, George & Jiménez Durán, Rafael & McCrosky, Jesse & Stalinski, Mateusz, 2025. "Toxic content and user engagement on social media: Evidence from a field experiment," Working Papers 359, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
    2. Beknazar-Yuzbashev, George & Jiménez-Durán, Rafael & McCrosky, Jesse & Stalinski, Mateusz, 2025. "Toxic Content and User Engagement on Social Media: Evidence from a Field Experiment," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 741, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
    3. Beknazar-Yuzbashev, George & Jiménez-Durán, Rafael & McCrosky, Jesse & Stalinski, Mateusz, 2025. "Toxic Content and User Engagement on Social Media : Evidence from a Field Experiment," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) 1543, University of Warwick, Department of Economics.
    4. George Beknazar-Yuzbashev & Rafael Jiménez-Durán & Jesse McCrosky & Mateusz Stalinski, 2025. "Toxic Content and User Engagement on Social Media: Evidence from a Field Experiment," CESifo Working Paper Series 11644, CESifo.
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