Love Island ticked diversity box with deaf contestant but what is it doing about hate?

'Girls mocking Tasha' as a search term has over 6.1M views on TikTok. Has social media's appetite for diversity waned?

Tasha Ghouri, who wears a cochlear implant is the first ever deaf contestant to appear on Love Island. Pic: PA.

As we prepare for the culmination of another season of Love Island, it seems like a fitting time to reflect on some of the negative commentary that has dominated much of the online conversation this year.

Last week, the family and friends of this year’s contestants released a joint statement in unity “against the hate messages and insults that some viewers seem to think is acceptable”.