22 percent of Swedes who responded to a survey, conducted in 2019, reported to have encountered material which promotes racial hatred or religious extremism online more than three times over the past three months that year. In contrast, approximately 63 percent of the respondents had never encountered such content.
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"How often have you experienced or been a victim of the following situations? Accidentally encountering material which promotes racial hatred or religious extremism."
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European Commission. (January 1, 2020). How often have you accidentally encountered material which promotes racial hatred or religious extremism online? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/498038/frequency-of-online-encounters-with-racist-or-extremist-content-in-sweden/
European Commission. "How often have you accidentally encountered material which promotes racial hatred or religious extremism online?." Chart. January 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/498038/frequency-of-online-encounters-with-racist-or-extremist-content-in-sweden/
European Commission. (2020). How often have you accidentally encountered material which promotes racial hatred or religious extremism online?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/498038/frequency-of-online-encounters-with-racist-or-extremist-content-in-sweden/
European Commission. "How Often Have You Accidentally Encountered Material Which Promotes Racial Hatred or Religious Extremism Online?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/498038/frequency-of-online-encounters-with-racist-or-extremist-content-in-sweden/
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