The truth is that this is a global phenomenon—disinformation deliberately spread, eventually radicalising and making us all unsafe. We can no longer depend on the goodwill of online platforms to police themselves. Facebook doesn't care about our marginalised communities. Twitter doesn't care. Google and YouTube only took down that video on the day because they were forced. The violence and vitriol of the recent protests outside Parliament with elements of far-right hate, with signs of white supremacy, taking advantage of disillusion, grifting disinformation, is a perfect example of that. The royal commission told us we need hate speech laws. We need hate crimes to find. The New Zealand Police wants that. It's time to act. That is what compassion would look like. 