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Georgie Purcell facing antisemitic and misogynistic abuse due to having Jewish partner, commission hears
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The royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion is hearing evidence about hateful speech in the online environment Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Vile, threatening abuse is being levelled at witnesses to the antisemitism inquiry, while a Labor MP says attacks on his partner are heightened because they are stacked with misogyny.Meanwhile, data analysis has shown how quickly factual reports are transformed into conspiracy theories online, and that while there was a spike in antisemitism after the Bondi terror attack, there was a “huge spike” in anti-Muslim hate. Continue reading...
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