{"id":3407,"date":"2025-03-27T16:55:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T05:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/?p=3407"},"modified":"2026-06-14T19:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T09:04:35","slug":"people-with-disability-among-most-targeted-in-rising-online-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/people-with-disability-among-most-targeted-in-rising-online-hate\/","title":{"rendered":"People with disability among most targeted in rising online hate\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3407\" class=\"elementor elementor-3407\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759f9062 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"759f9062\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1968dab e-con-full home-banner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1968dab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ac6b2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76ac6b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People with disability among most targeted in rising online hate\u00a0<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700bbe24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"700bbe24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f88c87c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time> 27 March 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477a8566 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"477a8566\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a5874c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46a5874c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d500375 link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d500375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A new report by the eSafety Commissioner has revealed a troubling increase in online hate targeting Australians from diverse backgrounds, with people with disability among the most affected.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The report,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fighting the Tide: Encounters with Online Hate Among Targeted Groups<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, found that 24 per cent of adults with disability, and\/or adults identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, sexually diverse, or linguistically diverse\u202fhave personally experienced online abuse, while 41 per cent have witnessed it. This reflects a broader trend, with online hate incidents rising from 14 per cent in 2019 to 18 per cent in 2022 across the Australian population.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant condemned the surge in online abuse, stressing that no one should suffer harassment because of their identity. She urged those affected to block perpetrators, report incidents, and seek support.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cNo Australian living in our community today should have to endure hateful abuse because of who they are,\u201d she said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The study found that social media platforms are the most common sites of online hate, with most abuse coming from strangers. 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