Countering Hate Speech on Facebook: The Case of the Roma Minority in Slovakia

• Published in: Social science computer review Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 128 - 146
• Main Authors: Miškolci, Jozef, Kováčová, Lucia, Rigová, Edita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2020; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Attitudes; Benefits; Content analysis; Hate speech; Internet; News media; Personal experiences; Qualitative analysis; Quasi-experimental methods; Research design; Romani people; Social networks; Slovakia; counterspeech strategies; hate speech; Facebook; social media; Roma

This article explores hate speech against the Roma in Slovakia on Facebook between April 2016 and January 2017 and the impact of fact-checking and personal experience strategies in countering hate speech through a quasi-experimental research design. It examines how the Roma were constructed and how...