"May I offend you?" An experimental study on perceived offensiveness in online violent communication and hate speech

The aim of this study is to analyze the influence of attitudinal and sociodemographic variables on the perceived offensiveness of online communication and hate speech. We conducted an experimental study in which 373 participants rated their perception of offensiveness of four kinds of violent conten...

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Main Authors: Bautista Ortuño, Rebeca, Castro Toledo, Francisco Javier, Perea García, Juan O., Rodríguez Gómez, Nuria
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Source:International e-journal of criminal sciences, ISSN 1988-7949, Nº. 12, 2018
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00012740152018-07-04"May I offend you?" An experimental study on perceived offensiveness in online violent communication and hate speechBautista Ortuño, RebecaCastro Toledo, Francisco JavierPerea García, Juan O.Rodríguez Gómez, NuriaHate speechoffensivenesscomputer-mediated-communicationsociodemographicattitudinal variablesThe aim of this study is to analyze the influence of attitudinal and sociodemographic variables on the perceived offensiveness of online communication and hate speech. We conducted an experimental study in which 373 participants rated their perception of offensiveness of four kinds of violent content (direct incitement to violence/threat, exaltation of violent responses, incitement to discrimination and expression of bad taste) with the appearance of posts in the Facebook social network. We manipulated the emitters (in-group man, in-group woman, and male foreigner). We did find that participants' attitudes towards issues related to the content in the violent messages had a significant effect in how they perceived said content. This kind of investigation becomes extremely relevant given the current legal discussion regarding the criminalization of online violent communication and hate speech.2018text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=6483014(Revista) ISSN 1988-7949International e-journal of criminal sciences, ISSN 1988-7949, Nº. 12, 2018spaLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI
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Bautista Ortuño, Rebeca
Castro Toledo, Francisco Javier
Perea García, Juan O.
Rodríguez Gómez, Nuria
"May I offend you?" An experimental study on perceived offensiveness in online violent communication and hate speech
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The aim of this study is to analyze the influence of attitudinal and sociodemographic variables on the perceived offensiveness of online communication and hate speech. We conducted an experimental study in which 373 participants rated their perception of offensiveness of four kinds of violent content (direct incitement to violence/threat, exaltation of violent responses, incitement to discrimination and expression of bad taste) with the appearance of posts in the Facebook social network. We manipulated the emitters (in-group man, in-group woman, and male foreigner). We did find that participants' attitudes towards issues related to the content in the violent messages had a significant effect in how they perceived said content. This kind of investigation becomes extremely relevant given the current legal discussion regarding the criminalization of online violent communication and hate speech.
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Bautista Ortuño, Rebeca
Castro Toledo, Francisco Javier
Perea García, Juan O.
Rodríguez Gómez, Nuria
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Castro Toledo, Francisco Javier
Perea García, Juan O.
Rodríguez Gómez, Nuria
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"May I offend you?" An experimental study on perceived offensiveness in online violent communication and hate speech
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