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Anti-Asian hate and harassment increased online, survey finds – Source CNET Tech

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People gather to protest at the Rally Against Hate in New York’s Chinatown on March 21 after shootings in Atlanta left eight people dead, including six Asian women.


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More Asian Americans are battling severe online hate and harassment as rhetoric blaming Chinese people for the coronavirus pandemic has spread on social networks throughout the year.

About 17% of Asian Americans said in January they experienced severe online harassment compared with 11% during the same period last year, the largest uptick compared with other groups, according to the…

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