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Hate speech and social media

Hello everyone! Our names are Anna, Marta, Sara and Sofia. We are third-year students attending “Languages, Literature and Cultural Mediation” at the University of Padua. We are writing a group paper that focuses on the connection between hate speech and social media. In order to help us in our project, we would be grateful if you could fill in this short questionnaire that will take about 5 minutes to complete. By completing it, you agree that your responses will be used for study purposes. Any personal information that is entered in this form will be treated as confidential and will remain completely anonymous. The information you give may be quoted anonymously in our paper. For any questions on the questionnaire or the project, please contact us at: marta.montera@studenti.unipd.it

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1

How old are you?

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Which gender do you identify with?

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3

What are you studying at the moment?

4

Do you work while studying?

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5

How would you describe your English level?

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Have you ever heard about the term "hate speech" before? (According to the United Nations, hate speech is: "any kind of communication in speech, writing or behaviour, that attacks or uses pejorative or discriminatory language with reference to a person or a group on the basis of who they are, in other words, based on their religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, colour, descent, gender or other identity factor").

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Have you ever been a victim of hate speech?

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If your previous answer was "yes", did it happen more often in real life, on social media, or both?

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Have you ever used hate speech against someone?

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If your previous answer was "yes", did you do it in real life, on social media, or both?

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Which of these terms have you seen being used on social media?

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What social media are you on?

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On which social media do you think hate speech is found the most ?

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In your opinion, are there situations in which the use of hate speech is legitimate? Explain why.

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