“This year’s results unfortunately show a decrease in companies’ notice-and-action results: the number of notifications reviewed by the companies within 24 hours dropped as compared to the last two monitoring
Category: Policies
The effect of content moderation on online and offline hate (VoxEU CEPR)The effect of content moderation on online and offline hate (VoxEU CEPR)
“Elon Musk’s 2022 acquisition of Twitter has reignited discussions about which content, if any, social media platforms should moderate. Empirical evidence on this question, however, is scarce. This column studies
Counter-terror strategy to be updated to tackle online hate (PublicTechnology)Counter-terror strategy to be updated to tackle online hate (PublicTechnology)
“The UK’s long-standing counter-terrorism strategy is to be reviewed and updated to better tackle threats arising from ‘hateful online ideologies’, ministers and police chiefs have announced. The strategy – known
5 things to know about our report on online public discourse in the MENA region (Democracy Reporting International)5 things to know about our report on online public discourse in the MENA region (Democracy Reporting International)
“Through social media monitoring and focusing on key political events in Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Sudan, Democracy Reporting International (DRI) with its local partners examines trends of disinformation and hate
A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy (nature human behaviour)A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy (nature human behaviour)
“We conducted a systematic review of causal and correlational evidence (N = 496 articles) on the link between digital media use and different political variables. Some associations, such as increasing political participation
Liberty and Hate Speech: Need to Legislate on Grey Areas (NewsClick)Liberty and Hate Speech: Need to Legislate on Grey Areas (NewsClick)
“Under the garb of curbing hate speech, countries have clamped down on media ecosystems. Laws with nefarious designs demonstrate the severe consequences of hasty media laws.” https://www.newsclick.in/Liberty-Hate-Speech-Need-Legislate-Grey-Areas
Committee of Experts on Combating Hate Speech (ADI/MSI-DIS) Background document (Council of Europe)Committee of Experts on Combating Hate Speech (ADI/MSI-DIS) Background document (Council of Europe)
“To prepare a draft recommendation by the Committee of Ministers to member States on a comprehensive approach to addressing hate speech, including in the context of an online environment, within
Rapid action needed on online hate, say Angela Rayner and Sadiq Khan (The Guardian)Rapid action needed on online hate, say Angela Rayner and Sadiq Khan (The Guardian)
“Ministers need to push through legislative efforts to clamp down on online hate, Angela Rayner and Sadiq Khan have argued, as they said abuse and prejudice had become ‘monetised’.” https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/25/rapid-action-needed-on-online-hate-say-angela-rayner-and-sadiq-khan
Tackling online hate speech in Africa and beyond: “We can’t trust Big Tech to abide by its own rules” (APC)Tackling online hate speech in Africa and beyond: “We can’t trust Big Tech to abide by its own rules” (APC)
“Technology companies now do offer channels for users to flag hate speech. However, Martins of APC noted that these remain ‘difficult to access, the response is delayed, and there is
Tackling online hate speech in Africa and beyond (APC)Tackling online hate speech in Africa and beyond (APC)
“At that time, radio was still a powerful tool of mass communication and played a significant role in the dissemination of tribally charged hate speech. Today, the internet has taken