Black women running for office are finally speaking out after recent data revealed the alarming amount of online harassment they receive. A study from the Center for Democracy and Technology revealed that Black candidates are over four times more likely to be targeted with "violent abuse" than their white counterparts. Women of color are five times more likely to. In terms of misinformation, Black candidates are targeted twice as often. Research director at CDT Dhanaraj Thakur told The Washington Post that this abuse is part of the reason government institutions continue to uphold the “unrepresentative status quo.” He said, “A lack of representation means that we lose the important insights and solutions to public policy problems that women of color will bring.” While the CDT surveyed just 100,000 tweets from 300 randomly selected candidates ahead of the 2020 elections, they found that the majority of the harassment targeting women of color directly involved sexism, racism, or the promotion of violence. The CDT recommends that social media platforms implement updated policies against harassment, particularly ones around election officials and campaigns. While many platforms' terms of service already include provisions against abusive language and threatening violence, companies often unequally enforce them. With billionaire Elon Musk recently obtaining ownership of the social media site Twitter, experts say that his lax policies on hate speech are likely to make matters worse. #politics
New Survey Reveals Women Of Color Candidates Face Five Times More Harassment Than White Men
- Dr. Dee Weitzer
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