From Ghana to South Africa and Kenya, rights groups warn that digital discrimination can lead to violence against migrants and other vulnerable groups. — AFP
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI: Social media used to be a source of light entertainment for Nora, a 47-year-old Zimbabwean domestic worker living in South Africa. But lately, it has become a source of fear.
As she scrolls through her Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, she finds posts blaming Zimbabweans for everything from crime and drug rings to corruption – the kind of xenophobic hate speech she worries could fuel violent attacks against migrants.
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