An empirical study for exploring strategies to prevent online hate speech and cyberbullying

This study was conducted for the purpose of exploring strategies to prevent online hate speech and cyberbullying. The first study was conducted in March 2023 as a focus group interview, and the composition of the expert group, creator group, and user group was three people each. The second study was conducted using a survey first and a focus group interview afterwards. The survey was conducted on 2,000 citizens from April to May 2024, and focus group interviews were conducted in May 2024, and the composition of the expert and adolescent group was three people each. The interview data was analyzed using content analysis, and the survey data was analyzed using frequency analysis. As a result of the analysis of the focus group interview data, 17 sub-themes were derived from five questions on the core theme (prevention strategies for online hate speech and cyberbullying) in the first study, and 19 sub-themes were derived from five questions in the second study. Finally, based on the results, academic, educational, and policy recommendations are suggested, and the limitations of the study and directions for future research are discussed.