Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Online" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Online</span></a> ‘<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/likes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>likes</span></a>’ for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/posts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>posts</span></a> prompt more − and more <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hateful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hateful</span></a> − <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a>. </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rampant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rampant</span></a> increase of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scourge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scourge</span></a> in today’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a>-infused <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homophobia</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xenophobia</span></a> and even <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/personalattacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>personalattacks</span></a> on those disagreeing with others’ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> reveal the ugly side of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanity</span></a>'s online behavior.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/online-likes-for-toxic-social-media-posts-prompt-more-and-more-hateful-messages-218220" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/online-lik</span><span class="invisible">es-for-toxic-social-media-posts-prompt-more-and-more-hateful-messages-218220</span></a></p>