Social Media

The distribution of hate speech and its implications for content moderation

Hate speech is widely seen as a significant obstacle to constructive online discourse, but the most effective strategies to mitigate its effects remain unclear. We claim that understanding its distribution across users is key to developing and …

Counterspeech encouraging users to adopt the perspective of minority groups reduces hate speech and its amplification on social media

Online intergroup hostility is a pervasive and troubling issue, yet experimental evidence on how to curb it remains scarce. This study examines counterspeech as a user-driven strategy to reduce hate speech. Drawing on theories that suggest adopting …