Presented at Stanford, in this presentation I showcase a novel framework for modeling cross-platform discourse networks for users across social media platforms. Applied to Truth Social and X, our method finds significant structures that traditional methods miss entirely.

This presentation explores how large language models can detect and analyze nuanced forms of othering across social media, revealing how moral and threat-based language is used to justify exclusion, escalate conflict, and shape group identity.

This presentation, delivered at Stanford and USC, offers an in-depth exploration of Otherism—examining its nature, mechanisms, and objectives, as well as outlining the essential work required to address it.