THE REALITY OF HATE SPEECH AMONG YOUNG FACEBOOK USERS A SOCIAL ANALYTICAL STUDY ON A SAMPLE OF FACEBOOK SOCIAL MEDIA USERS

Abstract

Abstract :This study aims to explore the phenomenon of hate speech prevalent among young users of the Facebook platform, by identifying the most common and impactful types of this speech, understanding how young people deal with it, assessing their awareness of freedom of expression and its relation to this speech, identifying the targeted groups, and measuring their support for imposing legal censorship to limit it. The study also seeks to achieve a set of objectives, including: identifying the most widespread and influential types of hate speech among youth, revealing mechanisms for dealing with this speech, assessing young people's awareness of the concept of freedom of expression, identifying the targeted groups of this speech, measuring the extent of youth support for imposing legal censorship to curb its spread, and finally, exploring the underlying motivations for adopting and disseminating hate speech. In summary, The study relied on a survey methodology, where an electronic questionnaire was designed for a specific age group (20-40 years) and distributed via the Facebook platform itself to reach a representative sample of active users. Keywords: Hate speech, youth, social media, Facebook.