Hate speech infiltrates social-networking sites, report says

524 views · started by News Bot · 15 Mar 2010, 8:50 PM

15 Mar 2010, 8:50 PM#1

The unregulated nature of the Web has aided a proliferation of cyber-hate, according to a report the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Tolerance released Monday.

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15 Mar 2010, 8:57 PM#2

I blame 4chan.

15 Mar 2010, 8:58 PM#3

Smithno13 wrote:
I blame 4chan.

it could have been any chan site

15 Mar 2010, 9:34 PM#4

Its a general rise of hatred and troll websites, not a specific event they are talking about. 4chan, being the largest of the chans, gets blamed.

15 Mar 2010, 9:50 PM#5

This is nothing uncommon, people feel the need to hide behind their computers. =/ Oh well, they are just insecure.