It was just a meme – until it wasn't: How hate gets normalised
But that curiosity, multiplied across thousands of users who never speak up, creates exactly the kind of silence in which harmful content thrives. Everyone assumes they're just there to observe. And so no one challenges what's shared. No one says, 'That's not OK.' The silence grows louder, and gradually, it becomes the norm.
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