![Data reported by the US [3] [4] [5] [6], the UK [7], and European countries [8] indicate that in recent years, online hate speech has exploded, and ha](https://bohdanlev.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F082837cf-6aaf-4f4f-8595-1612bf53ae2e%2F9c139de5-51da-41be-ac88-46d0ec00b1fb%2FHero.png?table=block&id=97c1a697-2789-4b18-b07b-f860becab512&width=2000&userId=&cache=v2 "Online hate speech has real-world consequences, including hate crimes and physical attacks.")
Online hate speech has real-world consequences, including hate crimes and physical attacks.
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Data reported by the US [3] [4] [5] [6], the UK [7], and European countries [8] indicate that in recent years, online hate speech has exploded, and hate-related crimes are at a record high.
Despite tech companies' commitments to making their platforms safe, hate speech continues to find its way onto major platforms [9] [10] [11].
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a spike in hate speech targeting women, with the majority of the abuse occurring on mainstream social media platforms like Twitter (Current X), Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Slack, and Snapchat.
Social platforms report record numbers in the removal of hate speech [12], yet their commitments are not always consistent [13] [14] [15].
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