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World Wide Wave

31 May 2023

The Amplification of Hate

News & Politics, Worldwide

The Amplification of Hate

A wave of anti-LGBT hate is sweeping across formerly safe western countries – from the UK to Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The amplification of hate across multiple platforms – from blogs to mainstream media or social media – gives it a global audience. Many of the origins appear to be in America. But is it fair to point the finger or has social media just given a platform to a problem that has long been present?

This extremism has been driven by a mix of religion, nationalism, technology, commercialisation of news and sexual politics. Dr Justin Ellis – Senior Lecturer in Criminology at The University of Newcastle - has examined the growth of far-right opposition to LGBTIQ expression in Australia and the US in his research titled: Representation, Resistance and the Digiqueer: Fighting for Recognition in Technocratic Times.

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