by jakeloeffenames | 23 April 2020 | News
An immediate reaction to the spread of Coronavirus has been a rise in online prejudice and hate speech towards China. However, the increase in nativism and xenophobia is broader than simply an anti-Chinese sentiment with cases of harassment, prejudice and assault of...
by jakeloeffenames | 31 January 2020 | News
Papers at the workshop were presented by participants from Human Rights Alert (India), Initiatives for International Dialogue (Philippines), the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (Australia), the Australian National University, who were joined by...
by jakeloeffenames | 17 January 2020 | News
The Digital Mass Atrocity Prevention Lab (DMAP Lab) was launched in 2014 to address the growing threat posed by the weaponization of social media to demonize vulnerable human groups, foment radical ideologies, and cultivate environments ripe for atrocity crimes. The...
by jakeloeffenames | 17 January 2020 | News
Since 2014, PeaceTech Lab has been working with local partners in different parts of the world to understand the dynamics of online hate speech and the connection between online hate speech and violent events offline. In an effort to address a gap in efforts to combat...
by jakeloeffenames | 20 December 2019 | News
The project is documenting current efforts of state and non-state actors in the region in dealing with the issue of hate speech and intolerance at home. It will produce recommendations for strengthening efforts to prevent hate speech, discrimination and incitement to...
