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
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"
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European Commission. (March 18, 2019). Perceptions of online material which promotes racial hatred or religious extremism as a crime in the European Union (EU) in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090185/perceptions-of-racial-hatred-or-religious-extremism-online-as-a-crime-eu/
European Commission. "Perceptions of online material which promotes racial hatred or religious extremism as a crime in the European Union (EU) in 2018." Chart. March 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090185/perceptions-of-racial-hatred-or-religious-extremism-online-as-a-crime-eu/
European Commission. (2019). Perceptions of online material which promotes racial hatred or religious extremism as a crime in the European Union (EU) in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090185/perceptions-of-racial-hatred-or-religious-extremism-online-as-a-crime-eu/
European Commission. "Perceptions of Online Material Which Promotes Racial Hatred or Religious Extremism as a Crime in The European Union (Eu) in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090185/perceptions-of-racial-hatred-or-religious-extremism-online-as-a-crime-eu/
European Commission, Perceptions of online material which promotes racial hatred or religious extremism as a crime in the European Union (EU) in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090185/perceptions-of-racial-hatred-or-religious-extremism-online-as-a-crime-eu/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Perceptions of online material which promotes racial hatred or religious extremism as a crime in the European Union (EU) in 2018 [Graph], European Commission, March 18, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090185/perceptions-of-racial-hatred-or-religious-extremism-online-as-a-crime-eu/
