Articles on Cyber racism

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Racist rhetoric is distributed through computer-mediated means and includes some or all of the following characteristics: ideas of racial uniqueness, racist attitudes towards specific social categories, racist stereotypes, hate-speech, nationalism and common destiny, racial supremacy, superiority and separation, conceptions of racial otherness, and anti-establishment worldview. Racism online can have the same effects as offensive remarks made face-to-face.

“Social media helps reveal people’s racist views – so why don’t tech firms do more to stop hate speech?” This article discusses how less extreme and obvious racism is still widespread on social media platforms, even as more extreme voices are being removed.

1. “Zoom-bombings disrupt online events with racist and misogynist attacks” explores how Zoom-bombing incidents have included racist and sexist attacks on users, disrupting online meetings and social interactions.

2. “Racism in a networked world: how groups and individuals spread racist hate online” delves into the different channels, goals, and strategies used by organized groups and unaffiliated individuals to spread racist hate online.

3. “How online hate infiltrates social media and politics” sheds light on how the radical right uses online communications to spread its message more widely than ever before.

4. For a comparative perspective on regulating cyber racism in the United States, you might find the research on “Regulating Cyber Racism in the United States: Legal and Non-legal Approaches” interesting2.

5. Additionally, there’s a summary of studies examining white supremacy and far-right organizations, including their online recruitment strategies, in the article titled "White supremacy: Research on cyber-racism and domestic terrorism".

Collectively, cyber racism undermines social cohesion in multicultural societies, creating division, mistrust, and intergroup conflict.