Social media hate speech is growing on TikTok, Twitter and Reddit: Poll – USA Today

Online hate and harassment rose sharply in the United States this year across demographics, leading to the highest rates in the country since 2020, according to a new study released Tuesday.The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) annual survey found more than half of Americans reported experiencing online hate and harassment at some point in their lives, up from 40% in 2022. About 33% of adults said they experienced online hate, up from 23% in 2022 and the increase was starker for teens, with 51% reporting online hate this year, up from 36%.The poll surveyed 2,139 adults and 550 youth in March and April, asking about their lifetime experiences with online hate as well as what they had seen and heard in the past 12 months. The findings have a margin of error of 2 percentage points for adults and 4 percentage points for youth. “Online hate and harassment is a really serious problem,” Jordan Kraemer, director of research at ADL, said. “Even when it stays online, it’s hugely damaging and the people to whom it’s the most damaging are often those who are not in a position of power to make the necessary changes.” Which social media platforms see hate speech? Although Facebook is still
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