Policies Society Is hate speech detection the solution the world wants? (PNAS) 15 March 2023 “We find that, where hate speech mitigation is concerned, there is a profound disconnect between the computer science research community…
Assorted Legal Policies Review on Countering Extremism and Hate Speech. February 2023 (II/II) | Policyinstitute.net 28 February 2023 The 75 most popular LinkedIn posts on the topics of counter-extremism and of countering hate speech by Thorsten Koch, MA,…
Legal Policies How Online Speech Is Moderated in the US (Bloomberg via The Washington Post) 28 February 2023 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-online-speech-is-moderated-in-the-us/2023/02/10/58ad6800-a903-11ed-b2a3-edb05ee0e313_story.html “Social media platforms have faced enormous scrutiny over which content they silence and which they amplify. Cases before the…
Legal Policies Society Hate Speech: Turning the tide (United Nations) 28 February 2023 https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132617 “Online hate speech might seem like an unstoppable tide, but strategies are being employed by governments, civil society, and…
Assorted Policies Stepping Forward: Parliaments in the Fight Against Hate Speech (agora-parl) 28 February 2023 https://www.agora-parl.org/resources/library/stepping-forward-parliaments-fight-against-hate-speech “This brief provides an overview of the background, drivers, enablers and the impact of hate speech and identifies strategies…
Legal Policies Why Is Censorship Important? (17 Reasons) (Enlighto) 28 February 2023 “In this article, we will explore why censorship is important and the role it plays in protecting our society. From…
Legal Policies Big Social-Media Players may be Banned in Case of Legal Violations, EU Commissioner 06 February 2023 (Policyinstitute.net) – EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton has said in a striking interview with the German Der Spiegel that…
Assorted Policies Review on Countering Extremism and Hate Speech. January 2023 (II/II, Part b) | Policyinstitute.net 04 February 2023 The 112 most popular LinkedIn posts on the topics of counter-extremism and of countering hate speech by Thorsten Koch, MA,…
Assorted Policies Review on Countering Extremism and Hate Speech. January 2023 (II/II, Part a) | Policyinstitute.net 04 February 2023 The 112 most popular LinkedIn posts on the topics of counter-extremism and of countering hate speech by Thorsten Koch, MA,…
Algorithms Assorted Policies Society Online harassment in gaming continued to grow in 2022 (Esports GG) 22 January 2023 https://esports.gg/news/gaming/online-harassment-in-gaming-continued-to-grow-in-2022/ “According to a report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), rates of harassment, hate, and extremism in online gaming have…
Legal Policies Society Mayors explore ways to combat online hate and extremism (Statescoop) 22 January 2023 “Preventing the spread of disinformation and hate speech online, including on social media, is vital to reduce real-life acts of…
Legal Policies Hate Raids on Twitch: Echoes of the Past, New Modalities, and Implications for Platform Governance (arXiv) 22 January 2023 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.03946.pdf “In the summer of 2021, users on the livestreaming platform Twitch were targeted by a wave of ‘hate raids,’…