Two Weeks in Soft Security: Free Resources on Countering Extremism, Hate, and Disinformation, January 2025 (II/II)
Browse and read from a list of the 260 most popular LinkedIn resources, including 10 audios and 14 videos, dealing…
Tech giants ramp up the battle against online hate speech in Europe. At home, some are pulling back (CNN)
More “free speech,” even if it means more offensive content, is being allowed by two of America’s Big Tech corporations.…
UNESCO trains digital content creators to become trusted voices online (UNESCO)
Creators of digital content have emerged as crucial information distributors, generating news articles that appeal to both young and elderly.…
Fighting Hate Speech on Social Media: The Challenge of “Deep Work” in Digital Peacebuilding (Social Media and Peacebuilding)
As part of a larger trend of online peacebuilding, efforts to combat hate speech frequently fall short in addressing the…
Video… Hate Speech and Atrocity Risks in Central Africa (United States Institute of Peace)
USIP and the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum held a discussion on…
Unveiling Hate Speech Dynamics: An Examination of Discourse Targeting the Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET) (Social Inclusion)
This article examines hate speech on the social media platform X directed at the Spanish meteorological governmental organization, AEMET. We…
Facebook, X, YouTube to do more against online hate speech, EU says (Reuters)
In an amended code of conduct that will now be included into EU tech regulations, the European Commission said on…
Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites ‘recent elections’ as a catalyst (AP)
Advocates for vulnerable groups are concerned about the changes, claiming that Meta’s choice to reduce content monitoring might have negative…
Study finds three quarters of UK academics have experienced online hate over published research (Committee for Academic Freedom)
An astounding 74% of UK academics report experiencing online harassment as a result of their published research, according to a…
How Entertainment Journalists Manage Online Hate and Harassment (usenix)
Entertainment journalists—who cover video games, TV, movies, etc.—also face serious digital safety risks in the form of ongoing harassment, despite…
Exposure to hate in online and traditional media: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of this exposure on individuals and communities (Campbell Systematic Reviews)
This thorough research demonstrates that people and communities suffer greatly when exposed to hate speech in both traditional and internet…
Online misogyny: manifestations and dynamics towards politically active women (Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation)
Online platforms have to provide a venue for the active engagement and promotion of female politicians. However, the truth is…