Malaysians are urged to think before they tweet as the number of hateful tweets has been on the rise for the past three months, according to data by The Centre, a non-profit think tank.
In a statement today (June 21), The Centre said its #TrackerBenci AI prototype has recorded 2,740 tweets deemed as hateful in March. The figure rose to 3,088 in April and decreased slightly to 3,004 in May. It added that 34% of the terms or phrases recorded by the tracker system has been identified as potentially hateful. Earlier figures recorded 2,784 tweets in January and 2,613 tweets in February.