Namespotting: Username toxicity and actual toxic behavior on Reddit

Rafal Urbaniak, Patrycja Tempska, Maria Dowgiallo, Michal Ptaszynski, Marcin Fortuna, Michal Marcinczuk, Jan Piesiewicz, Gniewosz Leliwa, Kamil Soliwoda, Ida Dziublewska, Nataliya Sulzhytskaya, Aleksandra Karnicka, Pawel Skrzek, Paula Karbowska, Maciej Brochocki, Michal Wroczynski

Abstract: Highlights•First large-scale comparative exploration of the toxic behavior of Reddit users with toxic usernames.•Our analysis employs algorithmic methods and Bayesian statistical models without relying on self-reported data.•Users with toxic usernames produce more toxic content (of various types) than those with neutral usernames.•Users with toxic usernames are more likely to have their account suspended than those with neutral usernames.