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Algorithms, not trolls, the crux of online hate speech

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Critics of big social media companies say new laws that target trolls ignore the role of algorithms in promoting hateful and harassing content.

Reset Australia, an international lobby group that argues the business models of social media such as Facebook and Twitter have corrosive effects on liberal democracies, want policy makers to go further.

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Natasha Gillezeau is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Sydney office. Connect with Natasha on Twitter. Email Natasha at natasha.gillezeau@afr.com.au

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