Hate groups increasingly using social media, report says `

[Behind the Aegis]

ORLANDO, Fla. — As social-media sites like Twitter and Facebook have grown in popularity, they've also attracted hate groups in greater numbers, targeting everyone from immigrants and gays to Jews and people of color, a new report says.

"The Internet is a powerful thing for hate groups," said Mark Weitzman, director of government affairs with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, which this week revealed results of its annual accounting of online hatred.

"It's cheap. It's instantaneous. It's global," he said.

Weitzman's organization found some 11,500 sites devoted to any "ism" one can imagine — including those spewing anti-Semitic, anti-Christian and anti-Islamic sentiments. It represents a 20 percent year-over-year increase.

more...

Can't say I am surprised in the least.

[mzteris]

1. makes it easier

to catch the f'krs, too if need be.

[Motown_Johnny]

2. Maybe I should start a new site... InYourFaceBook... MySpaceNotYours... Hater...