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* Online hate speech targets Zimbabweans in South Africa * Widespread digital abuse also seen in Ghana, Kenya * Culturally sensitive content moderation key, say activists By Kim Harrisberg and Nita Bhalla JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Social media used to be a...
SOCIAL media used to be a source of light entertainment for Nora, a 47-year-old Zimbabwean domestic worker living in South Africa. But lately, it has become a source of fear. As she scrolls through her Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, she finds posts blaming Zimbabweans for everything from crime and drug rings to corruption, the kind…
Social media platforms have come under increasing pressure for failing to curb online hate speech.
From Ghana to South Africa and Kenya, rights groups warn that digital discrimination can lead to violence against migrants and other vulnerable groups.
Social media used to be a source of light entertainment for Nora, a 47-year-old Zimbabwean domestic worker living in South Africa. But lately, it has become a source of fear.