This study investigates the proliferation of online communities promoting aggressive ideologies, including advocacy for aggression and suicide, within the largest Russian social network Vkontakte. Over a three-month period, data from nine online communities were collected and analyzed to identify the demographics and social characteristics of followers of school shooting communities. Findings reveal that followers are predominantly male, aged 15 to 22, highlighting this demographic as particularly vulnerable to the influence of destructive information on social media. The effectiveness of banning such communities as a security measure is acknowledged, though it presents challenges for researchers seeking to study their content and followers' behavior.
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Peshkovskaya, Anastasia, et al. "Followers of School Shooting Online Communities in Russia: Age, Gender, Anonymity and Regulations." Intelligent Systems and Applications: Proceedings of the 2020 Intelligent Systems Conference (IntelliSys) Volume 3. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
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