{"id":1285,"date":"2024-12-11T17:53:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surveywarehouse.com.na\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2024-12-12T08:26:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T06:26:38","slug":"factsheet-impact-of-online-hate-speech-targeting-the-lgbt-community-in-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surveywarehouse.com.na\/factsheet-impact-of-online-hate-speech-targeting-the-lgbt-community-in-namibia\/","title":{"rendered":"Factsheet: Impact of online hate speech targeting the LGBT+ community in Namibia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


Most members of the community (94%) have experienced hate speech whilst being online during the past year, and nearly 3 in five (59%) personally experienced intersecting hate speech. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than two in 3 (69%) reported that such experiences increased over the same period, suggesting deteriorating conditions in online spaces for community members, especially in the comments sections of online media platforms (79%). Nearly half (45%) described their encounters as \u201csomewhat\u201d or \u201cextremely severe\u201d, and one in 3 (34%) felt unsafe online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hate speech takes multiple forms: derogatory language (43%), harassment (34%), threats (34%) and \u2018doxxing\u2019 (16%). The emotional impact of online hate speech is extensive (86%), and 45% reported that hate speech has affected their mental health. Most (55%) rely on friends for support. Awareness of online (9%) and legal (18%) protection is low, and responses to reporting hate speech are largely unsatisfactory (48%). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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