Daffy duck, coconuts and raccoons: When do memes, emojis and gifs become hate crimes?
Briefly

Increasingly, emojis and memes are being used as a form of political criticism, in these cases to call out members of an ethnic minority who are perceived as pandering to white supremacism.
"It is deeply troubling to see anti-racist legislations meant to protect members of our community increasingly being weaponised against us."
"..the law is being weaponised against people from minoritised communities who have expressed critical views on social media, particularly against right-wing politicians."
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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