cyberhate

      English

      Etymology

      cyber- +‎ hate

      Noun

      cyberhate (uncountable)

      1. Hatred expressed by means of computer networks.
        • 2004, Deanna D. Sellnow, Confident public speaking (page 23)
          In short, although the temptation is great to look to legislation and regulation as a remedy to cyberhate, our commitment to free speech must always take precedent over our fears.
        • 2008, Elly Konijn, Mediated interpersonal communication (page 204)
          One such example is the phenomenon of cyberhate. Cyberhate is a unique phenomenon because it does not necessarily involve negative one-to-one communication.
        • 2011, Zachary Birchmeier, Beth Dietz-Uhler, Garold Stasser, Strategic Uses of Social Technology (page 151)
          We have termed this the anonymous cyberhate view of the internet, or the idea that the internet provides a haven for racists who, using the cover of anonymity, engage in inflammatory and aggressive attacks on other groups []
      Last modified on 28 October 2011, at 17:18