Violent Islamophobia and India’s Elections
The urgent need for legal action against Prime Minister Modi’s hate speech is spurred by the impending finish of India’s election.
Read MoreThe urgent need for legal action against Prime Minister Modi’s hate speech is spurred by the impending finish of India’s election.
Read MoreAs the 2024 United States election approaches, speech that can move people toward accepting violence – dangerous speech – is…
Read MoreIsrael’s sluggish delivery of food aid to Gaza is unconscionable: It is tantamount to torturing civilians, and it is turning even longtime friends into appalled critics. But Israel can relieve this needless suffering, without helping Hamas
Read MoreOnline debate shouldn’t be outsourced to AI, even though there’s excited buzz about this prospect, and several university teams are building AI tools to respond to digital hatred.
Read MoreJoin us on Wednesday, April 24th, at 3 p.m. at Rutgers University – Camden as Executive Director Susan Benesch discusses “Dangerous Speech and What We Can Do About It.”
Read More“Companies are regulating human expression more than any government does. And more than any government ever has,” Susan Benesch explained.
Read MoreSusan Benesch and Cathy Buerger for the L.A. Times: Two unrelated facts combined with a lie form a powerful and dangerous piece of misinformation that is spreading virally.
Read MoreAmong other steps it ordered, the Court directed Israel to do all it can to prevent and punish incitement to genocide. This would be a vital and dramatic change since the Israeli president, minister of defense and other top leaders have publicly described all two million Gazans as mortal enemies.
Read MoreAs the U.S. election approaches, there is a growing possibility of intergroup violence along with an increase in dangerous and hateful speech. How can we best respond as peacebuilders? In this hour-long workshop hosted by Peace Through Action USA, Director of Research Cathy Buerger will discuss one possible response to online hatred – counterspeech.
Read MoreDuring the campaign for 300 seats to be filled in its national parliament, Bangladesh has seen mass protests, violence including killings, and a notable increase in dangerous speech, which Professor Aynul Islam of Dhaka University and his team have illustrated with examples in this new dataset.
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