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An Irish company have launched an incredible online tool just in time for Pride 2017.

Ireland have made massive strides towards equality over the past few years, with 2015's marriage referendum proving we are a country that wants to make positive changes.

However, despite our progress, online hate and discrimination still remains.

Enter Connector – an Irish company working to fix this problem once and for all.

In an effort to combat online hate speech, Connector have created a free tool called #LoveWins.

The Google Chrome extension works by monitoring homophobic language online.

When the software detects any kind of derogatory term, it automatically changes it to a positive word.

The altered phrase will appear in rainbow colours, so users know where changes have been made.

The company hopes the tool will reduce the amount of hurtful language circulating online, thus allowing users to feel safe and secure when browsing the internet.

You can download the tool for free here.  

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A free tool to combat online homophobia and hate speech will be launched by Irish company, Connector, tomorrow, Monday (June 19) at 9.30am.

This online feature, called #LoveWins, will help block out any homophobic and transphobic content online. 

Connector is a fast moving tech start-up which fearlessly approaches creativity in the world of social media.

To coincide with the launch of the tool, Connector will highlight statistics on the level of online bullying and harassment experienced by members of the LGBT+ community.

Commenting in advance of tomorrow’s launch, Ivan Adriel, Connector’s Head of Digital, said: “Connector is a proud supporter of the LGBT community and, this Pride, we wanted to do something to help make the Internet a better place for us all. 

"So we created the tool we wished had existed when we were teenagers searching for our identity online.”

We think that this tool could be the start of immense change in Ireland.

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