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When The Crowd Hate
The Psychology of Digital MobsBy Farah Zidan
Length1h 28m
About this audiobook
When The Crowd Hate: The Psychology of Digital Mobs is the third book in BEHIND THE SCREEN series, exploring the psychology of online mobs, cancel culture, groupthink, and collective behavior on social media. Combining social psychology, behavioral science, and real-world case studies, Farah Zidan reveals how ordinary people become part of digital pile-ons, why outrage spreads so quickly, and how platforms amplify collective anger. Ideal for content creators, influencers, journalists, students, and anyone seeking to understand online harassment, crowd psychology, and digital accountability. A compelling guide to recognizing, resisting, and breaking the cycle of online outrage before the next digital mob forms.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology, Other
Length1 hr 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 1, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Publisher's Note 9
3Introduction 11
4Part I — The Crowd Is Born 14
5Why does a single voice become a hundred within minutes? 15
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6What turns disagreement into consensus overnight? 18
7Why do reasonable people stop asking if it's true? 21
8Part II — Inside the Mob 26
9Why does cruelty feel like justice from inside a crowd? 27
10What happens to conscience when it joins a group? 30
11Why do the loudest voices rarely start the fire? 33
12Part III — The Machinery Behind the Mob 38
13Why do platforms reward the pile-on and punish the pause? 39
14What role does anonymity actually play — and what doesn't it explain? 42
15Why does the crowd need a villain more than it needs the truth? 45
16Part IV — After the Mob Disperses 50
17What happens to the people who threw the first stone? 51
18Can a crowd ever apologize? 54
19What would it take to teach a mob to pause? 56
20Conclusion — The Crowd Was Never a Stranger 62
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