Oxford’s choice of “rage bait” as the 2025 Word of the Year reflects just how much of our culture now unfolds online — and ...

Despite the speed and strength with which anger can spread through social media through rage bait, there is emerging research ...

Despite the speed and strength with which anger can spread through social media through rage bait, there is emerging research which suggests people can be nudged into reflecting on media content ...

Oxford’s Word of the Year calls out outrage-driven content. UVA’s Bethany Teachman explains why it hooks us and how to avoid it.

Earlier this month, some scrollers may have come across a strange CCTV-style video of a British classroom. The grainy footage shows children being led by their teacher in a Muslim prayer, repeating ...

Rage is an extreme form of anger, with intense aggressive impulses. It’s caused by perceived violation of rights, status, or ...

It’s trending. Rage bait began as an online phenomenon - a way to push people’s buttons and provoke outrage for more clicks. Recently, a shift occurred, with this method of manipulation moving from ...

Road rage behaviors that look similar on the surface may have different causes. Regulating and treating road rage can benefit ...

What fascinates me isn't that manufactured rage is thriving, but that we've industrialised and monetised it. We humans have ...