Sean Lyons: Netsafe Chief Online Safety Officer on the rise in targeted online hate speech

Online hate speech in New Zealand is becoming more targeted and our system can't keep pace.  Netsafe's latest survey shows since 2018, the proportion of ethnicity-based hate speech has risen from 18% to 36%, becoming the most common reason people are targeted.  Political-based hate has also increased to 25%.  Netsafe Chief Online Safety Officer Sean Lyons told Andrew Dickens regulation is a really important part of dealing with it.  He says that when people clearly understand where the laws sit and there’s a framework to deal with that harmful content, then the platforms can better deal with it.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.