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How Parentheses Became a Symbol for Hate Speech

How Parentheses Became a Symbol for Hate Speech

FromBuzzFeed's Internet Explorer


How Parentheses Became a Symbol for Hate Speech

FromBuzzFeed's Internet Explorer

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Jun 10, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Katie and Ryan talk to Cooper Fleishman and Anthony Smith about the punctuation mark that antisemites are using on Twitter and other platforms to target their harassment. It's weird, but that goes without saying as far as the internet is concerned.

Read Cooper and Anthony's pieces for Mic.com here:
https://m.mic.com/articles/145459/the-neo-nazi-echoes-symbol-is-officially-hate-speech#.ir1KQfuHg

And here:
https://m.mic.com/articles/145105/coincidence-detector-the-google-extension-white-supremacists-use-to-track-jews#.QhSqA6qlb

And if you need to clear your mind, you will not regret looking at Katie's insane Russian horse photo:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/the-prettiest-horse-in-the-world?utm_term=.wvXOzdn2w#.ko0MEmk3y
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Released:
Jun 10, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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BuzzFeed editors Ryan Broderick and Katie Notopoulos explore the weirdest corners of the internet, so you don't have to.