New episode of the university podcast sheds light on online toxicity on Twitch

In the podcast, Bodden explains what is meant by online toxicity, which speech codes can be observed on Twitch and why insults can have a community-building character. At the same time, they also look at the darker side of many gaming and streaming platforms: Sexism, exclusion, radicalisation tendencies and the question of how digital forms of communication affect society.

The episode also sheds light on the responsibility of platforms and users - and how a linguistic view of Twitch & Co. can help to better understand digital spaces and make them safer.

The new episode is now available on Spotify and other popular podcast platforms: Listen here on Spotify.

More information about JProf. Dr Tamara Bodden and her research is available here.

In addition to the podcast episode, the event "weiter:lesen" with JProf. Dr Tamara Bodden will take place on 20 May at 12 noon in the D building on campus, which will delve deeper into the topic of online toxicity in gaming communities. Interested parties are cordially invited to drop by spontaneously and join in the discussion; further information can be found at here.

The podcast of the University of Koblenz

"weiter:denken" is the new podcast from the University of Koblenz - where academics have their say once a month. In each episode, hosts Dr Inka Engel and Christoph Asche talk to researchers from the University of Koblenz about what they are currently working on - and about why their research has much more to do with our everyday lives than we sometimes think. For all those who want to think, question and think the world a little further.