Summary
- Online hate against Americans of South Asian ancestry has been steadily rising in 2023 and 2024.
- The rise is linked to the prominence of politicians from the South Asian community, such as Kamala Harris, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Usha Vance.
- Anti-Asian hate in extremist online spaces has increased due to bigoted political rhetoric and disinformation.
- South Asian communities faced the highest volume of anti-Asian online hostility, with a significant increase in slurs directed at them.