1 00:00:00,903 --> 00:00:03,320 (soft music) 2 00:00:09,340 --> 00:00:12,240 - How often do you use social media? 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,133 Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube. 4 00:00:16,070 --> 00:00:19,245 Have you ever come across any video or post 5 00:00:19,245 --> 00:00:22,380 that expresses hate towards any gender, 6 00:00:22,380 --> 00:00:24,173 race, nation or religion? 7 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,993 Did it motivate you to comment on that video? 8 00:00:28,940 --> 00:00:32,760 If yes, then what kind of language did you use? 9 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:34,623 Hatred, supportive? 10 00:00:35,540 --> 00:00:38,154 If not, did the hatred in the video 11 00:00:38,154 --> 00:00:41,763 influence your perception towards that group? 12 00:00:43,030 --> 00:00:46,033 Most of you might be asking these questions to yourself. 13 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,180 What if I told you that any hate content 14 00:00:50,180 --> 00:00:54,160 you or your young child recently watched online 15 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,900 does affect your or your youngster's perception 16 00:00:57,900 --> 00:00:59,743 towards that group or individual? 17 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:02,980 Now you see the problem. 18 00:01:02,980 --> 00:01:05,720 Researchers believed that young people 19 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:09,100 are increasingly exposed to online hate, 20 00:01:09,100 --> 00:01:11,550 and they are investigating its impact 21 00:01:11,550 --> 00:01:14,113 on the psychology and behaviour of young people. 22 00:01:15,020 --> 00:01:16,950 My research is investigating 23 00:01:16,950 --> 00:01:19,186 the impact of online hate speech 24 00:01:19,186 --> 00:01:21,707 against the Shia and Sunni group 25 00:01:21,707 --> 00:01:25,584 on the intercommunication and interrelationship 26 00:01:25,584 --> 00:01:28,783 of Pakistani Shia and Sunni young people. 27 00:01:29,670 --> 00:01:32,600 For this purpose, I analysed 28 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:37,600 the Shia and Sunni religious leaders online hate speeches 29 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,820 on social media platforms such as YouTube. 30 00:01:41,820 --> 00:01:44,913 Then I analysed the comments on that speeches. 31 00:01:45,810 --> 00:01:48,470 I found that most of the commentors 32 00:01:48,470 --> 00:01:50,773 adopted the speech's hateful language. 33 00:01:51,890 --> 00:01:56,250 With the help of survey, I will explore to what extent 34 00:01:56,250 --> 00:01:59,850 this online hate is affecting the young people 35 00:01:59,850 --> 00:02:02,623 daily interaction and behaviour towards each other. 36 00:02:03,980 --> 00:02:08,380 I will further examine how age, gender, education, 37 00:02:08,380 --> 00:02:11,696 or geographical location correlates 38 00:02:11,696 --> 00:02:16,103 with the response mechanism of youth towards hate. 39 00:02:17,610 --> 00:02:20,930 My research will examine and explore 40 00:02:20,930 --> 00:02:23,930 the impact of online hate speech 41 00:02:23,930 --> 00:02:27,200 and will inform any subsequent strategies 42 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,949 in addition to existing law and technologies 43 00:02:30,949 --> 00:02:32,573 to address the problem, 44 00:02:33,580 --> 00:02:38,580 exposing how the online hate produced and reproduced 45 00:02:39,790 --> 00:02:43,733 will lead to promoting the safer online spaces for users. 46 00:02:45,234 --> 00:02:46,640 Now, it's your turn. 47 00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:49,920 Next time when you see any hate content online, 48 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:52,210 record your response towards it, 49 00:02:52,210 --> 00:02:55,250 it will enable you to find the connection 50 00:02:55,250 --> 00:02:57,750 of your response to my research. 51 00:02:57,750 --> 00:02:59,227 Thank you for listening. 52 00:03:00,349 --> 00:03:02,849 (soft music)