#35 Anti-Gypsyism Online: Europe’s Blind Spot?

What does online hate look like when it targets a community that is still too often overlooked in European debates on racism?

In this episode of Zooming in on Hate, Lydia El-Khouri speaks with Anna Daróczi from Phiren Amenca about the realities young Roma people face online in Hungary and beyond. From racist abuse and harmful stereotypes to weak reporting systems and limited support structures, Anna explains how anti-Roma hate continues to shape young people’s lives both online and offline.

The conversation explores how hate speech affects identity, how damaging narratives are internalised, why reporting often fails victims, and what role civil society, journalists, and solidarity across communities can play in pushing back. It’s a sobering but hopeful episode about resilience, representation, and the urgent need to take anti-Gypsyism seriously in digital spaces.