Demonising Migrants in Contexts of Extremism: Analysis of Hate Speech in UK and Spain

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Autor(a) principal: Lilleker, Darren
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Pérez-Escolar, Marta
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v11i2.6302
Resumo: Hate speech has been seen as a problem within democratic societies that has been exacerbated by social media. While platforms claim to moderate content, this proves impossible. Studying popular platforms in the UK and Spain and examining content within community pages dedicated to right-wing parties, we use framing analysis to identify the predominant frames in user comments that contained hate speech against migrants. Our research demonstrates a frequent use of arguments that encourage xenophobic and discriminatory attitudes to flourish. Specifically, we find that immigrants are commonly framed as potential criminals, people who steal resources and erode norms of the dominant culture and traditions. The fact that these frames are commonly used is worrying and indicates xenophobic attitudes exist within both societies under study. However, it is difficult to imagine regulatory systems that would prevent these attitudes from being expressed. Rather, we argue that it is more important to focus on correcting the conditions that cause such attitudes to take hold within a society.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Demonising Migrants in Contexts of Extremism: Analysis of Hate Speech in UK and Spain
title Demonising Migrants in Contexts of Extremism: Analysis of Hate Speech in UK and Spain
spellingShingle Demonising Migrants in Contexts of Extremism: Analysis of Hate Speech in UK and Spain
Lilleker, Darren
extremism; far‐right parties; hate speech; immigration; social media; Spain; UK
title_short Demonising Migrants in Contexts of Extremism: Analysis of Hate Speech in UK and Spain
title_full Demonising Migrants in Contexts of Extremism: Analysis of Hate Speech in UK and Spain
title_fullStr Demonising Migrants in Contexts of Extremism: Analysis of Hate Speech in UK and Spain
title_full_unstemmed Demonising Migrants in Contexts of Extremism: Analysis of Hate Speech in UK and Spain
title_sort Demonising Migrants in Contexts of Extremism: Analysis of Hate Speech in UK and Spain
author Lilleker, Darren
author_facet Lilleker, Darren
Pérez-Escolar, Marta
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Lilleker, Darren
Pérez-Escolar, Marta
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv extremism; far‐right parties; hate speech; immigration; social media; Spain; UK
topic extremism; far‐right parties; hate speech; immigration; social media; Spain; UK
description Hate speech has been seen as a problem within democratic societies that has been exacerbated by social media. While platforms claim to moderate content, this proves impossible. Studying popular platforms in the UK and Spain and examining content within community pages dedicated to right-wing parties, we use framing analysis to identify the predominant frames in user comments that contained hate speech against migrants. Our research demonstrates a frequent use of arguments that encourage xenophobic and discriminatory attitudes to flourish. Specifically, we find that immigrants are commonly framed as potential criminals, people who steal resources and erode norms of the dominant culture and traditions. The fact that these frames are commonly used is worrying and indicates xenophobic attitudes exist within both societies under study. However, it is difficult to imagine regulatory systems that would prevent these attitudes from being expressed. Rather, we argue that it is more important to focus on correcting the conditions that cause such attitudes to take hold within a society.
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