Abstract
Social networks are interactive platforms developed to facilitate relations and exchanges of information between people who share the same interests, experiences and opinions (Recuero, 2009). The main goal of this study is to know the definition of cyberculture and cyberspace and understand the phenomenon of hate speech on social networks. The theoretical framework of the article is about the understanding of cyberculture and cyberspace, the evolution of social networks and the definition of hate speech and its targets. Finally, a case study is carried on the combat policies against hate speech lead by the Council of Europe. The methodology will include state of art analysis, literature review and the observation of the Council of Europe website.
 
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Highlights
IntroductionThis article aims to: know the definition of cyberculture and cyberspace, key concepts that are at the heart of the issue; identify hate speech and its main targets and, understand what measures to combat hate speech have been implemented and promoted by the Council of Europe
Social Networks and Hate speech; the Methodology, which demonstrates how the results found were arrived at; the Case Study, where a contextualization and research is done regarding the work of the Council of Europe on the subject; the Discussion of results, where the data obtained are analyzed and it's meaning for the study is read; the Final Considerations and, the References
We recall the starting question of this article – “How has the Council of Europe been fighting hate speech?” and, through the research carried out and the results presented, we can say that there are two aspects to take into account when answering this question
Summary
This article aims to: know the definition of cyberculture and cyberspace, key concepts that are at the heart of the issue; identify hate speech and its main targets and, understand what measures to combat hate speech have been implemented and promoted by the Council of Europe. This article seeks to answer the following starting question: “How has the Council of Europe been fighting hate speech?”. Social Networks and Hate speech; the Methodology, which demonstrates how the results found were arrived at; the Case Study, where a contextualization and research is done regarding the work of the Council of Europe on the subject; the Discussion of results, where the data obtained are analyzed and it's meaning for the study is read; the Final Considerations and, the References
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