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Hate speech is still easy to find on social media

  • Written by Jennifer Grygiel, Assistant Professor of Communications, Syracuse University
Online hate still rages, often in plain sight.maxicam/Shutterstock.com

Shortly after the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, I noticed that the word “Jews” was trending on Twitter. As a social media researcher and educator, I became concerned that the violence would spread online, as it has in the past.

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