July 27,2018
WhatsApp’s messaging platform has announced several updates, largely in response to a growing problem of Dangerous Speech in India which takes the form of inflammatory rumors spread online and offline.
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July 12,2018
The window of acceptable politics in America has widened to include what was once unthinkable. White supremacists have taken advantage across the country.
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June 19,2018
By referring to immigrants who “pour into and infest our Country,” President Trump has invoked a malevolent vocabulary – one which has striking similarities to rhetoric which has preceded episodes of intergroup violence.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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