From Research to Action: Evidence-Based Strategies to Combat Online Hate Speech Against Women in Armenia (European Partnership for Democracy)

The thoroughness of the study and its emphasis on social media platforms as a public forum and a haven for hate speech are two of the main ways that this project differs from our earlier work. The transactional model of communication at work, where hate speech is frequently impulsive and undirected yet extremely damaging, has been exposed by the data gathered from the comment sections of Facebook and YouTube posts. Our awareness of the necessity for media organizations to be accountable for both their content and the conversations that result from it has improved as a result of this. Our strategy has also been enhanced and made more comprehensive by the addition of focus group talks and interviews with media professionals and gender specialists. Stakeholder awareness has grown, and discussions on the significance of policing hate speech—particularly in media-driven online environments—have become more targeted.

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