Adolescent Perspectives About Online Hate Speech: Qualitative Analysis in the SELMA Project.

Objective: This paper aims to study the views, perceptions and representations of online hate speech among adolescents in the Greek cohort of the SELMA Project.

Methods: Qualitative research was conducted in focus groups of 36 Greek adolescents and the data were processed through thematic analysis method.

Results: The majority was unfamiliar with the term "hate speech" and confused it with cyberbullying.