Widespread homophobia affects Russia’s online communities - and little is being done to stop it
. It is known as the Russian Facebook, and it is the 8th biggest social networking site in the world,
. with over 239 million registered users and 55 million active daily.
.While the world tunes in to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, hundreds of gay, lesbian, and transgender Russian citizens will be persecuted and attacked;
. the result of plots formed online by homophobic groups buoyed up by Putin’s anti-gay propaganda laws.
. When contacted by the Guardian, George Lobushkin, VK’s press officer, pledged to delete the content. “We do our best to remove the content that violates our terms of service, as fast as possible. Videos of violence and abuse are forbidden,” he said
. “We also block and delete communities where users call to violence or illegal actions against gay people or any other people.
. YouTube returns over 23,000 search results for the gang, and hate propaganda from Russian fascist groups is tweeted often.
MY OPINION :
social networking sites allows people to interact and to spread their opinion worldwide, although it can have a negative effect, there are some positive effects as it means people can spread their beliefs and views on different situations.
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