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Majority of Americans report seeing online threats of violence based on race, gender or sexuality
The Hill ^ | 11/28/2022 | Gianna Melillo

Posted on 11/28/2022 1:39:22 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

More than half of Americans say they’ve seen social media posts calling for violence against someone based on their race, gender or sexuality, according to results of a new poll, and women and LGBTQ+ people report higher rates of online harassment compared with other groups.

The survey — commissioned by UltraViolet, GLAAD, Kairos, and Women’s March — included a sample of over 1000 social media users, with oversamples of people of color, women, and LGBTQ+ respondents.

“The alarming poll results reinforce just how badly social media companies are failing when it comes to protecting LGBTQ and other marginalized communities online,” said GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis in a statement. GLAAD, which stands for Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, is the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization.

“At a time when online hate and harassment is leading to real world threats and violence, these companies must make urgent improvements to enforcement of content and ad policies. Everyone deserves to feel safe on social media,” Ellis added.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


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KEYWORDS: americans; online; threats; violence
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Let me guess. its Trumps fault or Desantis or some other boogie man?
1 posted on 11/28/2022 1:39:22 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Free Speech is clearly bad. We need to round up all people whose thought is ungood, and send them to the camps.


2 posted on 11/28/2022 1:41:36 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

More BS by babies to tell the world that the US is an evil, cruel nation.

Sick of these traitors.

See how Iran called out the US as “racist”?

You can BET it’s just from all the spoiled-brat whining he gets from social media all the way up to MSM.


3 posted on 11/28/2022 1:43:22 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

https://lists.grabien.com/list-hate-crime-hoaxes


4 posted on 11/28/2022 1:43:28 PM PST by Westbrook (The Democrats are wizards at two things: Finding votes and losing evidence.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

https://www.fakehatecrimes.org/


5 posted on 11/28/2022 1:44:19 PM PST by Westbrook (The Democrats are wizards at two things: Finding votes and losing evidence.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

More than half?
Uh, my Dorkbamashit meter just flew off the scale.


6 posted on 11/28/2022 1:44:21 PM PST by Da Coyote
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Turn the computer off and go off outside


7 posted on 11/28/2022 1:45:20 PM PST by escapefromboston (Free Chauvin)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

At a time when online hate and harassment is leading to real world threats and violence.

Look like Gianna Melillo hasn’t kept an eye on NY Chicago St Louis..................................................


8 posted on 11/28/2022 1:45:38 PM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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Ay, por favor-esta mierda otra vez? Someone needs to explain to these whiners that there are no protected classes-the Constitution says free speech is for everyone and not guaranteed not to offend anyone-even fragile snowflakes-they need to read it for themselves-and in the meantime, will someone please call them a waambulance?


9 posted on 11/28/2022 1:46:56 PM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If you read anything by the left you will see those threats on an hourly basis 24/7. The left is the primary source of threats of violence and perpetrators of violence.


10 posted on 11/28/2022 1:47:52 PM PST by euram
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“At a time when online hate and harassment is leading to real world threats and violence...”

Show me the evidence of that.


11 posted on 11/28/2022 1:49:08 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beaker!)
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I have no doubt this is a complete lie, and what they call “violence” is actually more like disagreement or failing to agree with the LGBTQXYX propaganda.


12 posted on 11/28/2022 1:50:12 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: ChicagoConservative27

A Facebook or Twitter comment is not a “threat” or “violence.”


13 posted on 11/28/2022 1:50:23 PM PST by montag813
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Jesse Smolletts?


14 posted on 11/28/2022 1:51:34 PM PST by realcleanguy (quickly things are falling apart, now that the )
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My grand children watched violent video games over Thanksgiving. What is being done to prevent our children from being overloaded with violence?


15 posted on 11/28/2022 1:55:11 PM PST by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: ChicagoConservative27

A two worded solution: Keep Scrolling!


16 posted on 11/28/2022 1:57:54 PM PST by lee martell
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This article is a JOKE.


17 posted on 11/28/2022 1:58:40 PM PST by oil_dude
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Lies. It would be splashed all over. What I have seen are actual threats of violence by the democrat party terrorist front group, antifa.


18 posted on 11/28/2022 1:59:29 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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Majority of Americans report seeing online threats of violence based on race, gender or sexuality believe everything they see on MSM news channels and then report that they've seen what the media tells them they've seen

There ... I fixed it.

19 posted on 11/28/2022 1:59:35 PM PST by al_c (Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
"...its Trumps fault or Desantis or some other boogie man?"

.

Climate change is obviously causing it all.

Ban Duraflame fireplace logs.
Do it NOW - or else we're all UTTERLY DOOMED!

/s


20 posted on 11/28/2022 2:00:14 PM PST by GaltAdonis
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