Digital - Aggression and Hate Speech in Online Communications

Student: Agapova Anna

Educational Programme: Multimedia Journalism (Master)

Year of Graduation: 2017

This paper explores the problem of aggression in network communications. In the network we are faced daily with negative comments. There is an opinion that the aggression on the Internet is more prevalent. However, we can say that aggression on the Internet and aggression in real life are not the same. In this work, the researcher tries to prove that the online environment can provoke aggression, but those who spread the aggression may not be carriers of aggression. Digital - aggression is a new concept in the study of network communications. The aggression with which we often encounter in the course of work on the Internet is quite different, however, in this work, «aggression» has been studied and systematized.

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