CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN YOUTH PERCEPTION ABOUT ONLINE FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Keywords:
cyberbullying, online freedom of speech, cultural differences,Abstract
The Internet is one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind and that it
has opened new horizons for human evolution. No matter how good and
indispensable the web has become, it has inevitably emerged ways in which it can
harm those whom it is meant to serve. Our research team has developed the
project Keeping youth safe from Cyberbullying, aiming to deeper understand the
dynamics of cyberbullying in online environments among youth. Our focus was in
analysing the cultural differences between Romanian, Belgian, Turkish and
Spanish youth perception about online freedom of speech, in 507 high school
students. Results show that there are statistically differences in the opinion of
Romanian, Belgian, Turkish and Spanish youth regarding the “voice†that should
be heard on social media. Conclusions and implications are discussed.
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