Over the past few years, hate crimes have steadily increased across the country. Despite being notoriously underreported — or simply not taken seriously when brought to authorities — the FBI still found that between 2016 and 2017, hate crimes rose 17 percent. It’s no stretch to correlate the rise of hate crimes with the United States’ political climate, including the election of President Donald Trump and the subsequent rhetoric that his administration ushered in. With the political climate continuing to worsen, it’s important to be aware of how hate operates online too. According to a survey from the Anti-Defamation League , 2018 turned out to be a record year for online hate speech. Social media platforms ranked especially high, with over half of all respondents (56 percent) saying they experienced hate on Facebook; meanwhile, Twitter and YouTube clocked in at 19 percent and 17 percent, respectively. Often, people separate what happens online from “real life,” as if the digital...