Why Do You Hate Me?
By BBC Radio 4
The online world can be a breeding ground for hate. But why do some people behave the way they do on social media?
In each episode, the BBC's Disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring - one of the most trolled BBC journalists - dives into her inbox and investigates a different extraordinary case of online hate to find out.
She meets the people at the heart of these conflicts, and in some cases brings them together, to see if understanding - even forgiveness - is ever possible.
Latest episode
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Introducing....Why Do You Hate Me?
Marianna Spring investigates different extraordinary cases of online hate. -
1. I Regret Posting Online That I Was Madeleine McCann
The woman who went viral for claiming to be Madeleine McCann explains her motives. -
2. I believed conspiracies about the shooting I survived
How the survivor of a mass shooting in Las Vegas fell into a world of conspiracy theories. -
Coming up on…Why Do You Hate Me?
Marianna gives an update as she investigates more extraordinary cases of online hate. -
3. Sadiq Khan: I Didn’t Say That!
How faked audio of London's mayor inflamed hate on social media and tensions offline. -
4. I Received Online Death Threats and the Premier League Caught My Troll
How a Premier League unit tracked down the troll who threatened the player and his family. -
5. I Went Inside the World of the Trolled and the Troll
Marianna investigates online abuse targeting Eni Aluko and tracks down one of her trolls.
