HODIO launch does not name catalanophobia category

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presented HODIO, a system for measuring hate speech and polarisation online, in Madrid on 11 March 2026. The official description does not name catalanophobia as a distinct category monitored by the tool.

For Catalan residents and social media users reporting abuse linked to their language, culture or identity, the announcement means HODIO's published results cannot currently be expected to provide a separate measure of such content. The Ministry of Inclusion has described the system in broader terms, as a way to measure violent or degrading speech and its reach on digital platforms.

HODIO, short for the Hate and Polarisation Footprint, was developed by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration through Oberaxe, the Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia. Oberaxe is the public body responsible for collecting and analysing material on racism and xenophobia.

Five platforms and twice-yearly results

According to the government's announcement of HODIO, the system will assess the presence, evolution and reach of violent or degrading discourse on digital platforms.

It will analyse public content on Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube and Facebook.
It combines quantitative analysis of the volume and reach of content with expert review to classify findings in context.
It will publish results every six months, including comparisons between platforms.
Its public ranking will measure the prevalence of hate speech and the amplification of that material.

"Measure and evaluate the presence of hate speech and polarisation on social networks."

That is the stated objective of HODIO in the government's description of the service. The supplied official information sets out the tool's platforms, method and reporting cycle, but does not confirm a dedicated catalanophobia category.

Existing monitoring by Oberaxe

Oberaxe began daily analysis of online hate speech in 2020, according to reporting on the launch. Since 2022 it has also operated Alertodio, an application developed with the Universitat Politècnica de Madrid.

The government says HODIO will use only publicly available content and is intended to show broad trends and patterns of circulation rather than assess private communications. Its twice-yearly rankings are due to compare platforms' exposure to hate content.

Residents can follow the Ministry of Inclusion's official HODIO announcement for publication of the system's reports and rankings.

Primary sources: espanadigital.gob.es, lamoncloa.gob.es, inclusion.gob.es. Reported by racocatala.cat, elpais.com, 20minutos.es, infobae.com, elpuntavui.cat, Diario de Alicante, onefootball.com, actualidadvalencia.com, elnacional.cat, Racó Català.