{
  "id": 10737347,
  "title": "Bagbin raises concern over rising insults and hate speech in Ghana’s public discourse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/bagbin-raises-concern-over-rising-insults-and-hate-speech-in-ghanas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:37:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/bagbin-raises-concern-over-rising-insults-and-hate-speech-in-ghanas-public-discourse/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has called for greater civility in Ghana’s national discourse, expressing concern over the increasing use of insults, threats and hate speech, particularly on social media. Addressing Parliament during its emergency sitting on Tuesday, September 29, he said the growing trend of abusive language across digital platforms should concern all Ghanaians. […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "‘Insults must not replace arguments’ – Bagbin cautions political actors against language that could undermine democracy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/insults-must-not-replace-arguments-bagbin-cautions-political-actors",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:57:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Insults in public discourse: Bagbin tells MPs to lead by example",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/insults-in-public-discourse-bagbin-tells-mps-to-lead-by-example",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:44:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}