Counterspeech encouraging users to adopt the perspective of minority groups reduces hate speech and its amplification on social media

Counterspeech encouraging users to adopt the perspective of minority groups reduces hate speech and its amplification on social media

Abstract Online intergroup hostility is a pervasive and troubling issue, yet experimental evidence on how to curb it remains scarce. This study examines counterspeech as a user-driven strategy to reduce hate speech. Drawing on theories that suggest adopting the perspective of minority groups can red...

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Main Authors: Gloria Gennaro, Laurenz Derksen, Aya Abdelrahman, Emma Broggini, Mariya Alexandra Green, Victoria Andrea Haerter, Elia Heer, Isabel Heidler, Fiona Kauer, Han-Nuri Kim, Benjamin Landry, Alessio Levis, Jiazhen Li, Şevval Şimşir, Iva Srbinovska, Robin Anna Vital, Karsten Donnay, Fabrizio Gilardi, Dominik Hangartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Hate speech
Social media
Counterspeech
Field experiment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05041-w
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