Disinformation and Polarization in the Algorithmic Society. Online Hate Speech Trilogy (vol. 1)
Adolfo Carratalá, Universidad de Valencia, Sarah Anne Dunne, Ευγενία Σιαπέρα, Lina Uribe-Henao, Universidad Icesi, María Juliana Soto-Narváez, Universidad Icesi, Mauricio Guerrero-Caicedo, Universidad Icesi, Sergio Gustavo Grabosky, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, Marcelo Freire, Débora Cristina López, Daniel Martín Pena, Universidad de Extremadura, Imran ul Haq, Shabir Hussain, Jamal ud Din, Enrique Javier Díez Gutiérrez · 2024
This is the first book of the Online Hate Speech Trilogy. It focuses on the relationship between disinformation, political polarisation, and virtual attacks involving toxic language. These phenomena are much more complex than they may initially appear, and they are strongly interrelated with each other in the algorithmic society. The authors analyse the deep origins of hate speech and its manifestations online. They highlight attacks against the LGBTQ+ community in Europe, journalists in Asia, and black politicians in Latin America. Additionally, these researchers examine the crucial role of fact-checking agencies in confronting toxic language and combating hate speech.