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“Dear Mark…”: Global Civil Society Demands that Facebook Act Against Dangerous Speech

April 11,2018

Even as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was being grilled by U.S. Senators this week, others sought his attention, from countries…

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Can sanctions stop Dangerous Speech in the Central African Republic?

March 30,2018

In January 2018, for only the third time in history, the UN issued sanctions regarding speech: this time against the…

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Dangerous Metaphors: How Dehumanizing Rhetoric Works

March 08,2018

Dr. Anna Szilagyi describes how dehumanizing rhetoric – a key hallmark of Dangerous Speech – affects our thoughts and perceptions, making violence more acceptable.

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Making An Enemy: Rohingya and the Language of Annihilation in Myanmar

February 12,2018

Francis Wade, author of the new book Myanmar’s Enemy Within, describes how language has been used to falsely justify violence…

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What the End of Net Neutrality Means for the Future of Online Freedom of Speech

December 11,2017

On Thursday, the U.S. government may gut “net neutrality”: the rules that prohibit Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from interfering with…

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Yes, Trump has Been Racist Before. Here’s Why These Retweets are Worse

November 29,2017

Sadly, it’s not new that Donald Trump vilified a group of people with spurious claims from a terrible source: today,…

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Political Correctness Wanted Dead or Alive: A Rhetorical Witch-Hunt in the US, Russia, and Europe

November 09,2017

Guest blogger Dr. Anna Szilagyi describes how politicians including Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump portray the term “political correctness” as…

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Pakistan Condemns Men to Death for Opposing Dangerous Speech

October 29,2017

Three men face new death sentences in Pakistan, handed down Oct. 12. Their crime? Trying to remove posters bearing Dangerous…

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An Obligation to Counter Dangerous Speech: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Rohingya

October 13,2017

Influential leaders should not speak dangerously, of course – and it can be equally important for them to denounce the…

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Respond to racists in ways that do more good than harm

August 17,2017

In Charlottesville, Americans watched barriers to Dangerous Speech go down in broad daylight, in the middle of a city, as extremists waved swastikas and chanted hateful slogans. Some people are taking matters into their own hands, reaching out to masses of others to identify and punish marchers in the ‘Unite the Right’ rally, but online shaming often goes too far, reaching into a person’s offline life to inflict punishment

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