computer-mediated communication

Also known as: CMC

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In deindividuation: Computer-mediated communication
…action can be seen in computer-mediated communication (CMC—for example, Twitter, e-mail, blogs, social networking sites, or chat rooms. People can use CMC, unlike many other media, to communicate anonymously if they so wish. Just as traditional research on deindividuation predicts, CMC is often characterized by hostile negative interactions (known as…
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