PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY
Limited evidence on online interventions to reduce online hate speech and cyberhate
Not enough evidence exists to determine the efficacy of online hate speech/cyberhate interventions for reducing the creation and/or consumption of hateful content online.
What is this review about?
The availability of the Internet has made it a valuable setting for sharing hateful content. Therefore, it is vital to have online interventions in place that address such hateful online behavior. Unfortunately, while television and radio interventions offer some evidence about the value of these efforts to combat hateful content, online interventions lack thorough testing.
What studies are included?
Although our systematic review identified 22 promising reports, only 2 studies were eligible for a meta-analysis.
What is the aim of this review?
This systematic review examines the success of online hate speech/cyberhate interventions for reducing hateful content online.
What are the main findings of this review?
There is insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of online hate speech/cyberhate interventions.
What do the findings of this review mean?
More research is needed to determine the success of online interventions for reducing online hate speech/cyberhate.
How up to date is this review?
The review authors searched for studies conducted between January 1990 and December 2020 and completed the initial systematic search in December 2020 and an additional search in March 2022.