Perceptions of racial hatred or religious extremism online as a crime in the EU 2018

Published by Joseph Johnson, Nov 11, 2020

This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the perceptions of racial hatred or religious extremism online as a crime in the European Union (EU), as of 2018. During the survey period, it was found that 61 percent of respondents believed racial and religious online hatred to be a very serious crime, while six percent of respondents perceived it as a minor crime.

Perceptions of online material which promotes racial hatred or religious extremism as a crime in the European Union (EU) in 2018

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Release date

March 2019

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Region

Survey time period

October to November 2018

Number of respondents

22,466*

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

internet user

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows:
"Please tell me, for each of the following situations, if you think it is a very serious crime, a fairly serious crime, a minor crime or not a crime at all? Online material which promotes racial hatred or religious extremism"

Multiple answers were possible.

*Number of all respondents from 28 countries.