#Australia - Online #racism is significantly affecting mental health, #FirstNations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’

Australian Human Rights Commission has called for a digital duty of care to prevent #SocialMedia #algorithms from incentivising ‘racist’ content

Douglas Smith and Sarah Collard
Fri 12 Jun 2026 11.00 EDT

Excerpt: "Sam Bennell started a social media account to share his deep love of #Noongar culture and language. The 27-year-old gained nearly 10,000 followers in just a few months across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, but says when he began sharing more of the traditional culture and language from south-west Western Australia he noticed a distinct change in the comments left under his posts.

" 'All the racists started commenting,' he says.

"He told Guardian Australia that his videos appeared to be pushed to a wider audience, which was attracting negativity. 'Facebook seems to be pushing my content to racists for some reason, which I don’t get,' he says. 'I haven’t been posting lately because it has been taking a toll on my mental health … all that online stuff is just crazy.' "

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/13/online-racism-mental-health-first-nations-australians-social-media-ntwnfb

#AuntyLisa #Racism #IndigenousAustralians #AusPol #OnlineHarassment #SocialMediaAlgorithms #Incitement

Pure Cold Rage

Inspired by a seaside poster, Skegness I believe

#Farage #Incitement #Reform #UkPol #Cartoon #MortenMorland #Vance #ElonMusk

#israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #media / #incitement / #hatespeech / #thedemocraticbloc / #zulat / #themovementforfairregulation / #icj

„The channel, whose ratings have been steadily increasing, gives prominence to the most violent rhetoric, including calls for the 'annihilation' of the Palestinian territory. 3 Israeli #NGOs have compiled a detailed record of these statements, to which Le Monde has had access, & have filed a petition before the #SupremeCourt.“

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/05/10/there-are-no-innocents-in-gaza-channel-14-the-israeli-television-channel-accused-of-genocidal-rhetoric_6753311_4.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=ios&lmd_source=default

#Vance will do everything to ensure that #Orban remains in power as the "most important" head of state in Europe, in order to "defend Western civilization."

This isn't just sick, because that would imply it's curable. Quite obviously, an ape-like, antisocial, and brainless race is separating itself from humanity. The speed at which this development and growth is occurring is terrifying. When will this right-wing filth suppress a livable #future?

#USA #Hungary #Fascism #Dictatorship #Violence #Hate #Incitement #SurveillanceState

#israel #lebanon : #militaryinvasion / #hezbollah / #religions / #collectivepunishment / #incitement

(How to spark a new civil war…)

„Israel has issued sweeping evacuation warnings, and pressed some Christian and Druse leaders to expel Shiite Muslims from southern towns, the leaders said.“

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/middleeast/lebanon-shiite-israel-evacuation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XlA.3Q1-.9-mJAU98biT6&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#NoKings

As early as 2 years ago, many people in #Germany and #Europe felt that #BigTech ’s internet platforms did not live up to the claim of being #socialmedia. Many were appalled by the #hatespeech, #incitement, #cyberbullying, and #disinformation being spread there.
Our action alliance first reached out to #universities to propose withdrawing from #X and adopting #Mastodon. We believe the #Fediverse platforms are much better suited for #SciComm or, more broadly, for substantive discourse aimed at protecting and preserving our #democracy. Other initiatives have since emerged, such as #ByeByeElon, #HelloQuitX, #LeaveX, and #SaveSocial.

We’ve already seen some initial success: around 150 #academic institutions in Germany are active on Mastodon and have +157k followers there
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/institute-DE
We believe this is an approach we can also recommend to the #research and #academic communities in the #US to fend off attacks from #autocrats .

A quotation from Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Pro Sestio [For Publius Sestius], ch. 47 / sec. 100 (56-02 BC) [tr. Gardner (Loeb) (1958)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #prosestio #citizenry #Constitution #democracy #humannature #incitement #insurrection #participation #procrastination #recklessness #republic #sedition #state #troublemakers