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The Centre is working together with the the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia (Content Forum) to raise awareness about self-regulation as part of a move to combat hate speech in Malaysia. — Cyber bullying vector created by pikisuperstar - www.freepik.com

Malaysians are urged to think before they tweet as the number of hateful tweets has been on the rise for the past three months, according to data by The Centre, a non-profit think tank.

In a statement today (June 21), The Centre said its #TrackerBenci AI prototype has recorded 2,740 tweets deemed as hateful in March. The figure rose to 3,088 in April and decreased slightly to 3,004 in May. It added that 34% of the terms or phrases recorded by the tracker system has been identified as potentially hateful. Earlier figures recorded 2,784 tweets in January and 2,613 tweets in February.