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‘Prevailing sense that toxicity is continuing to rise,’ as report finds one in six tweets analyzed during 2021 federal election ‘likely to be toxic’

There was an average of 551 'likely toxic' tweets sent to candidates every hour, or about one every seven seconds during the 2021 election campaign, according to findings from the Samara Centre for Democracy.

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‘Prevailing sense that toxicity is continuing to rise,’ as report finds one in six tweets analyzed during 2021 federal election ‘likely to be toxic’

There was an average of 551 'likely toxic' tweets sent to candidates every hour, or about one every seven seconds during the 2021 election campaign, according to findings from the Samara Centre for Democracy.

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‘Prevailing sense that toxicity is continuing to rise,’ as report finds one in six tweets analyzed during 2021 federal election ‘likely to be toxic’

There was an average of 551 'likely toxic' tweets sent to candidates every hour, or about one every seven seconds during the 2021 election campaign, according to findings from the Samara Centre for Democracy.

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