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2024-01-29 22:55:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 80A3A5F4487AB110F4A38D8E387F63B7F9E2FC2C8E81018E118CAE32F18AC586
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The claim is outdated and lacks context. It cites 2012 data from the NoHomophobes.com project, which is no longer active. Current rates of homophobic language on Twitter are unclear. The historical trend is here: https://www.nohomophobes.com/#!/all-time/ Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/group-tracks-gay-slurs-twitter-flna6207500 https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/10/in-the-last-3-months-the-word-faggot-has-been-tweeted-26-million-times/263149/
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