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Understanding the prevalence and impact of personal attacks in online discussions is challenging. A method that combines crowdsourcing and machine learning provides a way forward, but caveats must be considered.

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Rosé, C. A social spin on language analysis. Nature 545, 166–167 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/545166a

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