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In this final chapter, the four case studies are compared in terms of the audience’s overall engagement with the controversial issues. The chapter offers an overall sentiment analysis of all the comments included in this study (n = 20,635) as well as a social network analysis of all the 854 videos and comments in order to have a better idea of the four cases examined in this study. Also, a final discussion on the concept of free speech is provided and contrasted with hate speech.
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Al-Rawi, A. (2017). Conclusion. In: Islam on YouTube. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-39826-0_7
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