El 85% de los mensajes de odio en redes sociales detectados por el OBERAXE en abril busca desacreditar a las personas inmigrantes
03/06/2026
Observatory against Racism and Xenophobia
85% of the hate messages on social networks detected by OBERAXE in April seek to discredit immigrant people
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- The report highlights an increase in hate messages in relation to the extraordinary administrative regularization processnbsp;
- The FARO monitor detected in April 39,559 reportable content of hate speech in social networks, 20% more than in March
- The platforms withdrew 56% of reported messagesnbsp;
- TikTok, with 86%, remains the social network that withdraws the most reported messages, while YouTube the least, with 11%
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85% of the contents in social networks monitored by the Spanish Observatory of Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE) in the month of April seeks to discredit immigrant people, since they present the group as a threat (55%) or incite to their expulsion (30%). This means that the percentage of the total number of posts discredited by the Spanish Observatory of Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE), dependent on the Secretary of State for Migration of the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Social Security. detected the increase of prototypical episodes related to "public policies"; which, in March were not relevant enough to be highlighted in the report and in April they represent almost one of every four comments (24%).
In addition, the Bulletin points to specific episodes such as the images of the queues in the consulates, as an example of the triggers of this hatred in social networks.
alt=" src="/documents/d/guest/1-oberaxe.png"> This is the conclusion of the Network Hate Speech Bulletin, co-financed by the European Union through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (FAMI).
The report also highlights the impact of the Extraordinary Administrative Regularization process in relation to target groups. The content directed towards the generic category “immigrants” represented 13% of the total messages for the first time. It is the third group most referred to after the people of North Africa, who starred in 54% of the comments, or the Muslims, who conceived 38% of the messages. In contrast, they have been reduced to 39% in March. Also significantly reduced are the contents linked to the “armed conflict”, which was one of the main triggers in March (38%) and, in April, fell to 11%. The reaction of the platforms
Regarding the activity of removing contents from the platforms, TikTok remains the most efficient with 86% of messages removed. X dropped 83%, Instagram 65%, Facebook 40% and YouTube 11%.[nbsp;
