Social Media & hate speech

Impact of social media: Social media spreads messages way faster than other forms of mass media.

• Nearly 60,000 posts are shared on Facebook in just one second across the globe.
• Nearly 8,00,000 messages are sent in just one second across WhatsApp.
• Almost 70,000 searches are made on Google in just one second.

How social media aids hate speech?

• Unregulated Information sharing on platform– As exposed in a report by an international media organisation, Facebook is symptomatic of a larger infection of unregulated information dissemination through social media.
• Hate speech against Rohingya minorities– A Reuters investigation found that Facebook didn’t appropriately moderate hate speech and genocide calls against Myanmar’s Rohingya minorities.
• Prioritise business interest over common good– It is even accused of conducting a psychological experiment on its user’s emotions and more aspect of their personality.   For example, Recently Facebook was accused of conducting a psychological experiment on its user’s emotions and more aspect of their personality.
• Insensible approach– Google has been accused of delaying the removal of malicious content even after volunteer groups had reported it.