Starting on April 17 with Patricia Rossini of the University of Glasgow, Scotland, seven renowned scholars will give talks on the topic of digital hate and online hate speech.

The official poster for the Digital Hate Talk series can be accessed here.

All talks are open to the public as well. If you would like to join online via Zoom or have any queries, please contact Mario Freyer (✉ mario.freyer@univie.ac.at).

April 17, 2023 • 10:30-11:30 via Zoom

Patricia Rossini (University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK)
Title: "Swear Police": Developing Multilabel Classifiers to Identify Uncivil and Intolerant Discourse on Twitter

April 24, 2023 • 10:30-11:30 via Zoom

Christina Peter (Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt, Austria)
Title: Scientists as Targets – Experiences with and Consequences of (Online) Harassment Against Communication Scholars in German-Speaking Countries

May 5, 2023 • 10:30-11:30 via Zoom

Claudia Wilhelm (University of Vienna, Austria)
Title: Predicting Engagement with Online Hate Speech: The Role of User and Content Characteristics

May 15, 2023 • 10:30-11:30 via Zoom

Lena Frischlich (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany)
Title: Dark Inspiration? Digital Hate and the Dark Side of Entertainment

May 22, 2023 • 10:30-11:30 via Zoom

Magdalena Obermaier (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany)
Title: What to Do About Digital Hate? On the Perceptions of Internet Users Involved

June 12, 2023 • 10:30-11:30 via Zoom

Heidi Vandebosch (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Title: Cyberbullying: From Problem to Solution

June 19, 2023 • 10:30-11:30 via Zoom

Yannis Theocharis (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Title: Toxic Speech and Demand for Content Moderation on Social Media