Women and visible minorities in media are disproportionately targeted by hate speech online.
Author of the article: T'Cha Dunlevy • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Mar 02, 2021 • March 2, 2021 • 4 minute read •
"In general, social media are both an incredible asset for people who do not have a voice in traditional media, and also a very dangerous weapon," says columnist Emilie Nicolas, who is regularly subject to "rape threats, insults, death threats" because of her opinions. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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