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#putsouthafricansfirst: Spreading hate speech, inciting violence, breaking the law

Real411 is affiliated to Media Monitoring Africa and enables the public to report disinformation, hate speech, incitement to violence and harassment of the media. This article outlines Real411’s findings and what constitutes hate speech. It’s important to report posts and tweets on social media that sow seeds of division and create resentment, anger and hatred …

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