Fighting Hate Speech Online

Filip Stojanovski, Metamorphosis FoundationFilip Stojanovski, Metamorphosis Foundatione-Society.mk Conference: Human Rights on the Internete-Society.mk Conference: Human Rights on the Internet

December 11, 2014, Skopje, MacedoniaDecember 11, 2014, Skopje, Macedonia

www.e-society.mk

Basic Approach• Identifying and marking hate speechIdentifying and marking hate speech

– Awareness about what hate speech is…and which types of expression are not hate speech

• Reporting hate speech to the authoritiesReporting hate speech to the authorities– To the authorities: It’s a crime!

…impunity: no public record of enforcement.

– Utilizing self-regulation mechanisms– Informing the public about hate speech– Directly confronting the perpetrators

www.e-society.mk

Initiative against hate speech online

• Started in 2012, in line with the efforts of Council Started in 2012, in line with the efforts of Council of Europe: No Hate Speech Movementof Europe: No Hate Speech Movement

• Initiated by YEF, Metamorphosis, Reactor and Initiated by YEF, Metamorphosis, Reactor and New Media CenterNew Media Center

• December 2012 – two day consultative multi-December 2012 – two day consultative multi-stakeholder meeting with representatives of over stakeholder meeting with representatives of over 30 NGOs, media, activists30 NGOs, media, activists

• National Campaign Against Hate Speech, National Campaign Against Hate Speech, coordinated by Agency for Youth and Sport of RMcoordinated by Agency for Youth and Sport of RM

Activities: On the web

The website nemrazi.mk [don’t hate] is a The website nemrazi.mk [don’t hate] is a resource center for fighting hate speechresource center for fighting hate speech•Creation and gathering educational Creation and gathering educational materialsmaterials•A library of research and legal A library of research and legal documentsdocuments•News and information, redirecting to News and information, redirecting to other sourcesother sources

MK: nemrazi.mk

SQ: mosurrej.mk

Facebook: fb.me/nemrazi

Twitter@nemrazi@mosurrej

#немрази#mosurrej

Social Networks: Twitter

Synergies: Citizen reactions on hate speech in the media

• Media Fact-Checking Service (fatchecking.mk)Media Fact-Checking Service (fatchecking.mk)– Analyses and peer reviews of media production– Citizens contribute through reporting and marking, creating public record

Educational resources

• Online TutorialsOnline Tutorials

• GuidesGuides– for youth (high school

students)– for the general public

• Mobile applicationMobile applicationnemrazi.mk

Building a community against hate speech

• Trainings for activists and teachersTrainings for activists and teachers– Inciting local initiatives– Knowledge sharing

• Participative decision makingParticipative decision making– Public design competition for nemrazi.mk

• Using social media to include, mobilise, Using social media to include, mobilise, coordinatecoordinate

Mobile Application Against Hate Speech

• Anti-hate speech info at your Anti-hate speech info at your fingertipsfingertips

• News, tutorials, News, tutorials, events, e-booksevents, e-books

• In Macedonian and AlbanianIn Macedonian and Albanian• Android and iOSAndroid and iOS

• DL: nemrazi.mk/app DL: nemrazi.mk/app

• Supported by OSCE and the Supported by OSCE and the Embassy of Republic of Embassy of Republic of France in MacedoniaFrance in Macedonia

Thank you for your attention

• @nemrazi@nemrazi• ##немразинемрази• nemrazi.mk nemrazi.mk

• @mosurrej@mosurrej• #mosurrej#mosurrej• mosurrej.mk mosurrej.mk

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