Facebook, white nationalists and becoming the target of a hate campaign

Today in Focus

English - July 13, 2020 02:00 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
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In November, Julia Carrie Wong reported on the continued presence of white nationalist organisations on Facebook – and a weeks-long campaign of racist and sexist harassment followed. She discusses the impact it had on her and why she believes Facebook has played a role in creating the conditions that enable that kind of harassment to happen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus