Research
New tool maps and analyzes online hate speech
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- A new tool maps and analyzes online hate speech.
- The number of reported hate crimes has more than quintupled since 2012.
- Approximately 40% of reported hate crimes consist of hate speech.
Why it matters
The tool offers a way to measure and track online hate speech, which makes up a large share of reported hate crimes.
Who’s affected
- researchers studying online hate speech
- #hate speech
- #hate crime
- #online harassment
- #data analysis
The number of reported hate crimes (hate crime refers to violence, threats or hateful speech motivated by someone's skin color, ethnicity, religion, gender identity or similar characteristics) has more than quintupled since 2012. Approximately 40% of them consist of hate speech.