Contents: Introduction: The rise of political hate speech online
Part I. Political hate speech in Europe
1. The nature, and a first definition, of political hate speech
2. Political hate speech between Europe and usa
3. Hate speech: The role and responsibilities of political leaders according to the council of Europe
Part II. Political hate speech online
4. Political hate speech and the new framework of digital networks
5. The typical Contents of political hate speech online
6. An overview of European online political hate
7. Politics online and the use of hate speech
8. The instant communication of political hate speech
9. Political hate speech and the use of big data
10. The distortion of the democratic balance
11. Contrasting political hate speech online
conclusions: The future of political hate speech online
Index.