Majority in Favor of Action against Online Hate Speech, but Further-Reaching Consequences Are Controversial

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How to deal with hate speech online? An international study shows strong public support for regulation, but what is perceived as hate speech often varies depending on the individual point of view.

Although a large majority is in favor of measures against hate speech online under certain conditions, consequences that go beyond online sanctions find limited acceptance.This is the result of an international study by Mannheim political scientist Professor Dr. Richard Traunmüller (University of Mannheim) and his colleagues Professor Dr. Simon Munzert (Hertie School), Dr. Pablo Barberá (University of Southern California), Professor Dr. Andrew Guess (Princeton University), and Dr. JungHwan Yang (University of Illinois).

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