Countering online hate speech through technological interventions
Project Synopsis Title: Countering online hate speech through technological interventions. The spread of hate speech in digital spaces such as social media platforms and comment sections on news websites remains a significant problem and contributes to the polarisation of society and the normalisation of hate in online interactions. My PhD project takes a proactive approach…
Countering online hate speech — how to adequately protect fundamental rights?
Project Synopsis Title: Countering online hate speech — how to adequately protect fundamental rights? Today, more than 4,5 billion people communicate through the Internet. Easy access, large audiences, anonymity and instantaneous publication of unfiltered contents all contribute to expeditious information spread and suggest new tools for large-scale influence. Online platforms have developed internal self-regulatory polices…
Helping victims of online sexual harassment through online reporting and supporting systems
Project Synopsis Title: Helping victims of online sexual harassment through online reporting and supporting systems Online sexual harassment is prevalent on Snapchat, Facebook, Reddit, Tumblr, blogging sites, or across multiple devices and platforms. It is perceived as equally or more distressing and harmful than the face-to-face form of bullying and harassment, because of the enormous…
Social Media Misogyny: Online Hate Against Women
Project Synopsis Title: Social Media Misogyny: Online Hate Against Women With the rise of far-right nationalisms in recent years, misogyny has intensified and rapidly extended beyond the internet into the streets to enact violence offline. The internet and digital platforms have acted as a pressure cooker for misogyny, which is a threat to women around…