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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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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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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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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January 25,2023
We’re disappointed that Meta is restoring Trump’s accounts, but its new approach to content by public figures in times of civil unrest is an improvement.
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January 21,2023
In light of new revelations about the proliferation of violent rhetoric on social media platforms leading up to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, The Markup’s Julia Angwin interviewed DSP Executive Director Susan Benesch about dangerous speech online.
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December 16,2022
In response to the spread of antisemitism on the internet, the Institute of Strategic Dialogue and B’nai B’rith International, in…
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September 23,2022
This week Tucker Carlson crossed a new line, deliberately inciting his viewers to harm a specific group of people.
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June 08,2022
Whether they know it or not, contemporary political figures often use versions of dangerous speech that go back centuries, and none is more pervasive or powerful than telling people that someone is threatening their children.
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May 11,2022
Dangerous speech targeting Ukrainian refugees in Poland is threatening human rights in an already difficult social and political situation.
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