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Canada: Xenophobic, racist tropes drive online hate against racialized women and LGBTQI+ people

Amnesty International·Amnesty International·29 days ago
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An innovative new research briefing by Amnesty International breaks down the “virulent cocktail” of xenophobic, racist and misogynistic hate targeting racialized women and LGBTQI+ people in Canada.   The Hate is Intersectional: Xenophobic Technology-facilitates Gender-Based Violence (TfGBV) against Racialized Women and 2SLGBTQIA+ People in Canada exposes a playbook of toxic tropes and tactics spreading across social media as anti-immigrant rhetoric rises both online and offline. Launching alongside the briefing are new social media videos and graphics – part of Amnesty International’s global  Make It Safe Online campaign  – to counter online hate with messages of critical resistance, inclusion, and hope.   “We are in the midst of an epidemic of digital hate-mongering designed to…

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