We all start out the same. Whether born in Damascus or Detroit, human beings begin life with similar DNA, common instincts for survival and a basic desire to learn and explore. So why do some young men and women grow up with plans to promote peace and prosperity, while others set out to harm or kill others? Every day we hear of people who try to disrupt our world, often violently. So what, exactly, is happening to our youth? Extremists never stop trying to find the next young recruit. They are smarter, more technically savvy and better-organized than we give them credit for. What are they doing well and what can we learn from these insights? Are we organized the right way to fight extremists? Are we thinking the right way? Are we basing decisions on the most effective models? Pearson and Ullah join as co-authors to provide a mashup of their combined expertise -- years of shaping behavior for the world's top brands with years of countering terrorism. Inspired by classes taught at the U.S. State Department on counterterrorism and dealing with disinformation campaigns, the authors have written a book that is part call to action and part innovation lab for those who want to make a difference. They are joined by a wide range of global leaders who provide their insights related to hate and extremism. The book's goal is to trigger new ideas on how leaders can partner worldwide to make our world a safer and more productive place over the long-term. One team, one world.
Other groups are also targeted include those with the ability to shape the legal and political landscape of hate speech online, including policy makers and NGO's, and those who can have a large impact in the online community exposing ...
This learning paradigm encourages connecting teaching and learning with outside the classroom, real-life experiences. Classrooms and communities choosing to read this text are leveraging the cases with a diverse range of learning outcomes.
Countering Hate Speech: Towards Safe Digital Spaces : Summaries and Resources - Webinar Series June 2021
Tools to counter hate speech that undermines free electoral competition. “Everyone has the right to freedom of expression.
With a cross-cultural framework nuanced by ethnography and field-based research, the volume investigates a wide range of cases—from anti-immigrant memes targeted at Bolivians in Chile to trolls serving the ruling AK Party in Turkey—to ...
T. Flannery), Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2011, p. 91. 5 Henry Reynolds, Forgotten War, Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2013. 6 Paul Daley, 'Lachlan Macquarie was no humanitarian: his own words show he was a terrorist', Guardian Australia, ...
Taken together, these essays not only explore the different manifestations and consequences of hate today but also offer concrete and actionable solutions.
This Training Handbook offers an overview of the main challenges in the protection of what can be considered a cornerstone of European democracies: freedom of expression.
Hate speech creates environments that are conducive to hate crimes and broad-scale conflict. This book discusses the mechanics of hate speech and its expression from a linguistic perspective.
However, there has been little analysis of whether censorship effectively counters the feared injuries. Citing evidence from many countries, this book shows that "hate speech" are at best ineffective and at worst counterproductive.