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Beware of snakes: A common dehumanization trope

August 25,2023

From ancient myths and religious texts to modern-day propaganda and media, the visual portrayal of snakes has served as a powerful tool for dehumanization, fueling stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination.

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Dangerous Speech and Elections Research Fellowship

July 28,2023

The Dangerous Speech Project (DSP) seeks research fellows to work during the upcoming U.S. presidential election cycle documenting dangerous speech,…

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The First Amendment put the ball in your lap – and Republican leaders’

June 15,2023

It’s vital for influential Americans to publicly correct those dangerous lies and others circulating in our body politic. The deliberate gap left by our national law imposes a civic obligation to practice the only peaceful alternative to criminalizing speech that leads to violence: publicly repudiating it.

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When Can Compliments and Humor Be Considered Hate Speech? A Perspective From Target Groups in Portugal

May 31,2023

Qualitative study by Cláudia Silva and Paula Carvalho that examines hate speech (HS) from the perspectives of the most representative minority communities in Portugal, namely Afro-descendants, Roma, and LGBTQ+.

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Improving living conditions does not end hate speech

May 18,2023

Professor at Harvard University, Susan Benesch, stated at an international conference in the Azores that “living conditions do not seem to be the determining factor” in relation to hate speech.

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Julia Angwin Quotes DSP in New York Times Op Ed

May 10,2023

In her recent op ed for the New York Times, Julia Angwin urges that “understanding the distinction between fear-inducing and hateful speech is crucial as we collectively grapple with how to govern global internet platforms.”

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PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE OVERSIGHT BOARD’S “CAMBODIAN PRIME MINISTER” CASE

April 28,2023

Executive Director of the Dangerous Speech Project Susan Benesch responds to the Oversight Board’s March 16th call for public comments regarding an appeal to remove video of a speech by Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Sen from his official Facebook page.

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EVENT: Digital Dilemmas: Addressing Human Rights in the Age of Social Media & AI

March 17,2023

Susan Benesch will be speaking in-person at American University, Washington College of Law for a panel discussion on social media and AI enabled human rights abuses on March 20, 2023.

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Event: Symbols, Conflict, and Identity

March 17,2023

Cathy Buerger will be speaking on this panel, which explores the roles and functions of hate speech and contested symbols in (post)conflict societies on Mar 21, 2023.

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‘Ukrainization’ becomes a dangerous word as refugee crisis continues

February 16,2023

There is relatively little tension between Poland and Ukrainians, and openly anti-immigrant or anti-Ukrainian speech is extremely rare in mainstream political debate. However, one seemingly benign, but actually dangerous word has proliferated in Polish public discourse.

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