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Our new research at @ISDglobal has found a 422% rise in use of anti-Muslim language on X since the start of the Israel-Gaza conflict, as well as increases on alternative social media platforms. isdglobal.org/digital_dispat…
On X, the first two days after Hamas' terrorist attack saw a 422% increase in the use of anti-Muslim language on the previous two days.
This increase was sustained - over the five days after the spike, use of anti-Muslim language rose 297% on the five days before.
This increase was sustained - over the five days after the spike, use of anti-Muslim language rose 297% on the five days before.
Hashtags promoting anti-Muslim hate and negative stereotypes about Muslim increased on X, amplified by a range of influencers. In the 10 days immediately following the attack, use of hashtags fuckislam, stopislam and banislam rose 132% on the previous period.
In particular, mentions of a so-called 'Day of Jihad' often contained anti-Muslim sentiment. From 11 to 15 October, there were over 300,000 related posts on X, many of which spread fear of Muslim communities.
On alternative social media platforms, there was a 10-fold increase in use of anti-Muslim language.
Monitoring organisation @TellMamaUK have received 515 anti-Muslim incidents from October 7 to 29, 268 of which occurred online. This is a sevenfold increase on the same time the previous year.
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Read our full research briefing here: isdglobal.org/digital_dispat…
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