Is polarised political rhetoric to blame for the rise of racist content online?
By Sky News
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Young people are blaming polarised political rhetoric legitimisation plus the rise of AI disinformation for feeding a culture of racist online content and influencers. They say some political rhetoric - particularly around migrants - has emboldened others to post racist views and make direct comments. One told researchers at Goldsmiths University that “real people are targeted and scapegoated”. Sky News’ Kamali Melbourne spoke to young people who told him what they see online affects their lives offline. #skynews #uknews #ai #socialmedia SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://p
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