The report consolidates national findings from Albania, Serbia, Italy, Bulgaria and Tunisia, providing a regional overview of rising toxicity in the digital environment. Key trends include an increase in racist, sexist, antisemitic and politically motivated content, strong growth of hate-driven narratives on TikTok and an overall normalization of hostile online behaviour.
The document brings together survey data, monitoring tables, thematic analyses, youth focus-group insights and representative case studies from media and political contexts. It also highlights significant mental-health impacts such as anxiety, fatigue, self-censorship and withdrawal from public engagement.
The Comparative Report stresses the need for stronger regulatory mechanisms, improved platform accountability and expanded digital literacy and youth-support initiatives across the region.
🔗 Read the Comparative Report here: Comparative-Report-October_EN