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Online Harassment: the Plague of Social Media

Why does the abuse happen and should there be limits to free speech on social media?

This week it was announced that London was getting a new team of specialist police officers to investigate online hate crimes, including abuse on Twitter and Facebook. But how widespread is the problem, and is getting law enforcement involved the best way to tackle it? In this week鈥檚 Newshour Extra, join Owen Bennett Jones and his guests as they discuss why the abuse happens, and whether there should be limits to free speech on social media.

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Sat 20 Aug 2016 10:06GMT

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