Islamophobes are not all the same! A study of far right actors on Twitter

Understand

Far-right actors are often purveyors of Islamophobic hate speech online, using social media to spread divisive and prejudiced messages which can stir up intergroup tensions and conflict.

• Hateful content can inflict harm on targeted victims, create a sense of fear amongst communities and stir up intergroup tensions and conflict.
• Accordingly, there is a pressing need to better understand at a granular level how Islamophobia manifests online and who produces it.
• We investigate the dynamics of Islamophobia amongst followers of a prominent UK far right political party on Twitter, the British National Party.