Quanto è facile odiare in rete: chi sono gli odiatori e perché lo fanno

The phenomenon of cyberhate is one of the most obvious side effects of the advent of social network. According to an analysis conducted by Amnesty International in 2022, the phenomenon is widespread and steadily increasing. This paper aims to focus on the personality of online haters and their motives for doing so. Together with the intrinsic characteristics of the web, such as anonymity, physical absence, asynchrony and the consequent difficulty in containing the phenomenon, the personological characteristics of the individual and the desires for approval and social identification contribute to the spread of cyberhate. At the end of this work we will try to propose new strategies to intervene on the phenomenon, intercepting haters and supporting victims. However, the most effective solution remains prevention in childhood: parti-cularly if it focuses on strengthening victims' coping strategies and on the digital and emotional literacy of potential haters.