London Mayor Sadiq Khan reads out mean tweets about himself. First it’s funny, then it’s serious.

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The Mayor of London does not usually attend SXSW, but this year he had a very specific reason for going.

Sadiq Khan gave a speech at the SXSW Technology conference in Austin, Texas, on Monday. 

Mayor of London @SadiqKhan stopped by #SXSW 2018 today to speak with @HuffPost Editor-in-Chief @lpolgreen. Watch the full Keynote video here: https://t.co/Fz8BDX2EjF pic.twitter.com/ksQglU6KQx

— SXSW (@sxsw) March 13, 2018

He called for tighter tech regulation from social media to curb hate speech online, and illustrated his point Khan shared six abusive, islamophobic tweets that have been directed at him. Read more…

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