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Hate speech on social networks in Spain increased 76% in August
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Hate speech on social networks in Spain increased 76% in August

dnoticias.pt15 September 2026 at 12:12

Hate speech on social networks in Spain increased by 76% in August, coinciding with the Ceuta crisis, according to the Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE). This significant increase was recorded on the country's main social platforms.

A total of 101,025 hate speech and discriminatory narrative contents were detected in August on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and YouTube, a notably higher number than that recorded in previous months.

OBERAXE provided this information in its latest monthly social network monitoring bulletin in Spain, now released. The organization attributes the increase to the migration crisis in Ceuta, which appears to have driven the proliferation of discriminatory speech online.

Why this matters

The increase coincides with the migration crisis in Ceuta and shows an escalation of online hate speech during humanitarian crises, which may serve as a warning for monitoring digital platforms in similar contexts in the Lusophone region. WHY: The increase coincides with the migration crisis in Ceuta and may serve as a warning for monitoring digital platforms during humanitarian crises, being relevant for Lusophone readers who follow similar dynamics in the region.

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