Political Implications of Hate Speech Digitalization in a Post-Truth Era: Impact on Emotional Regimes in Digital Conflicts

Y. Kolotaev
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The digitalization of public life modifies old phenomena. Some of these changes prove to be detrimental to certain public spheres, including politics. Digital hate speech is one of the most obvious examples of digitalization’s impact on political processes. The manifestation of hatred online became an urgent challenge to political systems globally. In this respect, a theoretical and practical elaboration is necessary to counter the new threat. This study aims to identify the social mechanisms that make hate speech an instrument in information campaigns. The article illustrates the discursive and emotional aspects of the public manifestation of hatred. The theoretical basis of this work is the theory of “emotional regimes” and the concept of “regimes of truth”, which express the mutual influence of subjectivity and public discourse. Comparing the theoretical framework with the practical aspects of hate speech demonstrates that digital platforms and social networks form an environment that accelerates and facilitates the dissemination of hatred in the public space. As a result, various forms of hatred are accepted as a new social norm, which leads to such phenomena as harassment, humiliation, or even physical persecution. The modern technical reality allows to instrumentalize hate speech for manipulation, which results in three main scenarios for social impact: 1) large impact with low personalization; 2) targeted impact with high personalization; 3) broad and decentralized targeted impact using artificial intelligence. While countering each of these scenarios, a key challenge is to combine long-term and specialized measures.
后真相时代仇恨言论数字化的政治含义:对数字冲突中的情感制度的影响
公共生活的数字化改变了旧现象。其中一些变化被证明对某些公共领域有害,包括政治。数字仇恨言论是数字化对政治进程影响最明显的例子之一。网上仇恨的表现成为全球政治制度面临的紧迫挑战。在这方面,有必要从理论上和实践上加以阐述,以对付新的威胁。本研究旨在确定使仇恨言论成为信息运动工具的社会机制。这篇文章说明了公开表达仇恨的话语和情感方面。这部作品的理论基础是“情感政权”理论和“真理政权”概念,表达了主体性和公共话语的相互影响。将仇恨言论的理论框架与实践方面进行比较表明,数字平台和社交网络形成了加速和促进仇恨在公共空间传播的环境。因此,各种形式的仇恨被接受为一种新的社会规范,这导致了骚扰、羞辱甚至身体迫害等现象。现代技术现实允许将仇恨言论工具化以进行操纵,这导致了三种主要的社会影响情景:1)影响大,个性化低;2)针对性影响,高度个性化;3)利用人工智能产生广泛而分散的针对性影响。在应对这些情况的同时,一个关键的挑战是将长期措施和专门措施结合起来。
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