RT Article
T1 Too civil to care? How online hate speech against different social groups affects bystander intervention
JF European journal of criminology
VO 20
IS 3
SP 817
OP 833
A1 Obermaier, Magdalena
A1 Schmid, Ursula Kristin
A1 Rieger, Diana
A2 Schmid, Ursula Kristin
A2 Rieger, Diana
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1894803418
AB A large share of online users has already witnessed online hate speech. Because targets tend to interpret such bystanders? lack of reaction as agreement with the hate speech, bystander intervention in online hate speech is crucial as it can help alleviate negative consequences. Despite evidence regarding online bystander intervention, however, whether bystanders evaluate online hate speech targeting different social groups as equally uncivil and, thereby, equally worthy of intervention remains largely unclear. Thus, we conducted an online experiment systematically varying the type of online hate speech as homophobia, racism, and misogyny. The results demonstrate that, although all three forms were perceived as uncivil, homophobic hate speech was perceived to be less uncivil than hate speech against women. Consequently, misogynist hate speech, compared to homophobic hate speech, increased feelings of personal responsibility and, in turn, boosted willingness to confront.
K1 bystander intervention
K1 Homophobia
K1 incivility
K1 Misogyny
K1 online hate speech
K1 Racism
DO 10.1177/14773708231156328