{
  "id": 1673079,
  "title": "Organised cybergroups likely behind rise in racial hate on social media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/organised-cybergroups-likely-behind-rise-in-racial-hate-on-social",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T08:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/126315/organised-cybergroups-likely-behind-rise-in-racial-hate-on-social-media"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Murray Hunter A SHARP increase in hate speech towards non-Malay groups and anti-Rohingya hate speech and disinformation on Malaysian social media platforms since mid-2026 shows clear signs of coordinated amplification by paid networks, engagement ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}