A study conducted in the United States and the United Kingdom between 2019 and 2021 found that the majority of online hate speech came in the form of slurs and tropes, with over 61 percent of online hate speech being of this manner. Overall, 30.8 percent of online hate speech took the form of violent threats, and over seven percent were images.
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Ditch the Label. (November 15, 2021). Distribution of online hate speech in the United States and the United Kingdom (UK) 2019 to 2021, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1323292/us-and-uk-forms-of-online-hate-speech/
Ditch the Label. "Distribution of online hate speech in the United States and the United Kingdom (UK) 2019 to 2021, by type." Chart. November 15, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1323292/us-and-uk-forms-of-online-hate-speech/
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Distribution of online hate speech in the United States and the United Kingdom (UK) 2019 to 2021, by type [Graph], Ditch the Label, November 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1323292/us-and-uk-forms-of-online-hate-speech/
