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Social Media and Hate Speech: A Twitter Example
Author(s)
Hatice Köybaşı
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DOI:10.17265/2160-6579/2023.03.006
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Sakarya University, Sakarya, Serdivan
ABSTRACT
The internet has brought together people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and languages, forming a global community. However, this unstoppable growth in online presence and user numbers has introduced several new challenges. The structure of the cyberspace panopticon, the utilization of big data and its manipulation by interest groups, and the emergence of various ethical issues in digital media, such as deceptive content, deepfakes, and echo chambers, have become significant concerns. When combined with the characteristics of digital dissemination and rapid global interaction, these factors have paved the way for ethical problems related to the production, proliferation, and legitimization of hate speech. Moreover, certain images have gained widespread acceptance as though they were real, despite having no factual basis. This recent realization that much of the information and imagery considered to be true is, in fact, a virtual illusion, is a commonly discussed truth. The alarming increase and growing legitimacy of hate speech within the digital realm, made possible by social media, are leading us toward an unavoidable outcome. This study aims to investigate the reality of hate speech in this context. To achieve this goal, the research question is formulated as follows: “Does social media, particularly Twitter, contain content that includes hate speech, incendiary information, and news?” The study’s population is social media, with the sample consisting of hate speech content found on Twitter. Qualitative research methods are intended to be employed in this study.
KEYWORDS
internet, social media, Twitter, hate speech, digitalization, digital media.
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