Introduction: Hate speech on social media platforms, 8
Research topic: Hate speech on social media platforms in the Palestinian context, 12
Need and significance of this research, 12
Methodology and mechanisms, 13
Details of research mechanisms/data collection methods, 14
RESULTS AND DATA ANALYSIS, 14
First axis: Hate speech on social media platforms in the Palestinian context and its characteristics, 15
Second axis: Identifying types and severity of hate speech in the Palestinian context, 21
Third axis: The impact of social media hate speech in the Palestinian context on digital rights, 26
Forth axis: Punishment and deterrence mechanisms: Who bears the responsibility for combating hate speech on social media platforms in the Palestinian context? 32
Fifth axis: Recommendations for combating hate speech on social media platforms in the Palestinian context, 36