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Online conflict may strengthen, not weaken, social movements, researchers find

Online conflict tends to advance social movements rather than undermine them, according to new research from McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management.

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Researchers at McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management have found that online conflict may have a more significant impact on social movements than previously thought. This new research suggests that online conflict can actually strengthen social movements, rather than weakening them.

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