Online hate speech and offline action - implication on democratic consolidation in Kano metropolis Department: Mass Communication By: rainnjazz Project ID: 2415 Rating: (3.3) votes: 6Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractNigerians have started using social media in recent years to voice their views and discuss national issues due to the freedom of access and use. Recent events have shown that Nigerians' conversation on social media, notably Facebook and Twitter, is dominated by the usage of abusive and filthy comments. With a focus on its effects on democratic consolidation during election campaigns, the study examines online hate space and offline action. A quantitative survey and content analysis were used to explore the opinions and comments that criticize a person's religious, political, regional, or ethnic affiliation. The study was founded on the technological determinism theory. Only 370 of the 384 distributed questionnaires were actually retrieved. The study's findings showed that Hate speech is often used on Twitter and Facebook. Regional hate speech, ethnic hate speech, religious hate speech, and political hate speech make up the majority of hate speech, and Facebook is a popular medium for these types of hate speech. Political and hateful discourse predominates on Twitter. The availability of the media, ignorance of the law, and entrenched prejudices between ethnic nationalities in the nation are factors that contribute to hate speech on social media platforms during election campaigns in the Kano metropolis. The effects of hate speech on the consolidation of democracy include security breaches, racial and religious tensions, and escalating political tension. Political, regional, racial, and religious hate speech can be effectively weaponized they have the potential of causing post-election violence....Preview Download Preview +Other Mass Communication project topics and materials you might be interested in»Impact of social media on students academic performance (a study of students of university of Abuja) »Impact of social media on modern journalism (a study of journalists in Makurdi metropolis) »Impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on radio news reporting (a study of Atlantic FM Uyo) »Perception of cyber crime among Nigerian youths (a study of Caritas university) »The effect of government ownership and control of mass media objectivity reporting (a case study of Enugu state broadcasting services) »The Effects of Television Commercials on Buying Habits of Enugu Metropolis ( A Case Study of Omo and Elephant Detergents )»Impact of mobile phone on agricultural information among Otukpo farmers»Coverage of foreign news by Nigerian newspapers: A content analysis of vanguard and daily sun newspapers»Audience perception of Nigerian newspapers on the internet»Influence of news censorship on the performance of media houses in Nigeria (a study of Nasarawa broadcasting service, Lafia) »Influence of television advertising on consumer buying habits of Guinness stout in Ikeja community of Lagos state»Role of communication technology in improving work efficiency of AIT staff (a study of AIT Abuja) »Importance of indigenous language in broadcasting media»The effect of AKBC tv peak milk advertisement on the consumers buying habit»Effect of public relations on the consumer (a case study of premier breweries plc)