In late February 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Kenyan Member of Parliament (MP) Patrick Makau encouraged people to stone Chinese visitors to Kenya who, he said, were violating orders to quarantine.
Read MorePeople have been trying to understand the catalysts of human behavior, especially violent behavior, for thousands of years. In this review, we focus on how speech, especially public, often online speech, can inspire civilians of one group to attack civilians of another or create an atmosphere in which such violence is encouraged.
Read MoreThe Center for Global Communication Studies at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication conducted an evaluation of the…
Read MoreSusan Benesch reviews efforts to counter hateful speech online in the Berkman Center for Internet and Society’s report Internet Monitor…
Read MoreWith Michael Abramowitz. Wall Street Journal, December 18, 2013.
Read MoreLauren Kogen of the Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication conducted an evaluation of the Vioja Mahakamani media intervention, a partnership between the Dangerous Speech Project and Media Focus on Africa.
Read MoreThis report by iHub Research presents key findings from the Umati Project, which sought to identify and understand the use of dangerous speech in the Kenyan online space.
Read MoreThe referendum went peacefully yesterday in Kenya, and the Constitution passed, by 67 percent according to the latest results. This…
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