Another determination has been made regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Examining more than 260 million conversations over the internet in the USA and the UK, experts revealed that hate speech has become widespread on the internet and that it has even begun to be perceived as a normal thing by users.
Within the scope of the researches, racism is also widespread in the internet environment. So much so that there were more than 50 million racist statements in the analyzed speeches. The interesting thing is, with the pandemic, we started to exaggerate hate speech. As a result of studies, experts have determined that people are quite comfortable even when threatening each other with death.
Hate speech increased by 20 percent during the pandemic period
In the statements made by Liam Hackett, CEO of Ditch the Label, which carried out the research in question, it was stated that the situation was not very heartwarming. Stating that they also conduct research on people who are not afraid of hate speech, Liam Hackett spoke as follows on the subject:
Research shows us that bullies and trolls have mental health, a history of trauma, and live in a threatening family environment and are already victims of bullying. . . Boredom and feeling out of control of your life create the perfect environment for online abusers.
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