July 25, 2025

Ideological (A-)Symmetries in Moral Judgments of Online Hate

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VBVladimir BojarskichFriedrich Schiller University Jena MYMeltem Yucel LHLindsay HahnKent State University

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Experiments unveil differences in moral judgments of online hate among conservatives and liberals, suggesting implications for hate speech regulation.

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Conservatives and liberals show similar condemnation of online hate when it affects their favored groups.
Pre-registered experiments with 1,393 participants demonstrate nuances in ideological reactions to online hate.
Moral judgments are influenced by perceptions of the aggressor's responsibility and the victim's suffering.
Findings highlight ideological disparities in views about who deserves protection from hate speech.

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Bojarskich et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0627e6551bb0af8ce08d https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ed93n_v1

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Experiments unveil differences in moral judgments of online hate among conservatives and liberals, suggesting implications for hate speech regulation.

Ideological (A-)Symmetries in Moral Judgments of Online Hate

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Ideological (A-)Symmetries in Moral Judgments of Online Hate

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