Online "Mum" to combat hate speech

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Mum stickers Source: SBS

If you are on social media, it is very likely you have seen hate speech online. Security analysts say those words have the power to wound, belittle, disenfranchise and, in some cases, lead to real-world actions. How to change that? Suggestions range from a creating mother figure to creating a grey figure to, well, talking -- and listening.Nital Desai has the story.



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