Coronavirus: Huge surge of hate speech toward Chinese on Twitter
The coronavirus outbreak has led to a 900 per cent uptick in hate speech toward China and Chinese people on Twitter, according to a report by a tech startup. "People are spending more and more time on social networks, communication apps, chat rooms and gaming services, and the problems endemic to these platforms -- hate, abuse, toxicity and bullying -- have become accentuated," the Israel-based company L1ght said in its report. "According to our data, much of this hate and abuse is being directed towards China and its population... Читать дальше...