LAWMAKERS ARE CALLING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TO TAKE DOWN DIGITAL HATE SPEECH.

WHILE SOCIAL MEDIA IS A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE, IT ALSO HAS A DARK SIDE SAYS SENATOR LAURA FINE OF GLENVIEW.

FINE SAYS ONE POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAN SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE AND END UP SPEWING HATE INTO THE REAL WORLD.

FINE AND SOME OF HER COLLEAGUES WERE JOINED BY THE SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER, WHICH PUT TOGETHER A REPORT ON THE RISE OF HATE SPEECH IN THE PAST YEAR. THE CENTER GAVE “C” GRADES TO FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND TIKTOK FOR POLICING HATE MATERIAL.