The world is a big, bad, scary place, everyone knows it. And it is getting smaller thanks to the internet. By this, we mean that certain groups can now enjoy reaching more people by the simple click of a button.
We get false news, a massive amount of information to digest and so much more daily. And, if you look in the right (or wrong rather) places, you’ll also find groups of separatists spreading their ideologies and poisoning innocent people with their views.
In this post, we discuss several ways that the internet is used to spread and encourage racism and racist beliefs.
Racist Websites
The internet is used by many people to target and communicate with audiences. Separatists have even gone as far as creating racist websites where they share and publish their ideologies freely. Even though this type of activity is illegal, it is difficult to manage.
Online Games
Did you know that there are currently several racist computer games doing the rounds on the internet? These games can be bought or played online and have titles such as ‘Ethnic Cleansing’. These games are violent and encourage the player to kill minorities.
Racist Music
You can even access racist music online nowadays. There are white supremacist music producers and genres where violence and racist ideologies are encouraged in the lyrics specifically. This music is freely available online for anyone to purchase.
Social Media Channels
Even though it is illegal to post and publish racist material online and on social media channels, racists and separatists do so continuously. They also a troll, harass and bully others freely while publishing harmful and offensive images and videos too.
Communication Channels
Racist groups have also started using several communication channels online to communicate and discuss their supremacist ideologies. Channels such as instant messaging applications, forums, chat rooms and email are used to distribute racist material with one another.
It is important to be aware of such cases where technology and the internet are used to spread ideologies and political propaganda. Even though it is difficult to monitor and control these separatist groups, it is good to know about them.
We encourage online audiences to report any instances of hate speech or racism to the authorities. Together, we can make this world a better place, free of war.
