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Who is responsible for regulating hate speech online?
By: Fogha Mc Cornilius Hate Speech is as difficult to define as it is to regulate. There is no international consensus on what is considered hate speech and what isn’t. The difficulty with regulating hate speech is that it sometimes infringes on the freedom of speech, which is a right defended by international law. In…
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Dear friends, This year is coming to a close – and what a year 2020 has been! Yet while the pandemic has had a huge impact on the daily realities for most of us, it has also provided a great lesson in staying flexible and learning to adapt to an ever changing world. We (and…
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Open Educational Resources Open knowledge is knowledge that one is free to use, reuse, and redistribute without legal, social or technological restriction. Open knowledge is a set of principles and methodologies related to the production and distribution of how knowledge works in an open manner. Knowledge is interpreted broadly to include data, content and general information. The concept is…
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#defyhatenow #defyhatenow aims to raise awareness of and develop means to mitigate social media-based hate speech, conflict rhetoric, and online incitement to violence. The program does so through a grassroots, community-based approach to peacebuilding, training, and conflict reconciliation. The goal is to strengthen and amplify the voices of peace in the local communities and within…
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r0g_team Barbara Bichlmeier Barbara BichlmeierBarbara was born in Munich and grew up in a little village close by, where people do indeed look like stereotypical Germans in Lederhosen. After successfully finishing her apprenticeship in financial accounting, she worked for several different companies and moved to Heidelberg, a city with a magical castle, where her two…
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About the r0g_agency r0g_history The r0g_agency is a nonprofit (gGmbH) that was founded in Berlin in 2013 by Susanne Bellinghausen and Stephen Kovats. After starting out in coworking spaces, the r0g_agency moved to its current location in Berlin-Charlottenburg in 2017. The r0g_agency was founded to combine on the ground work with open source methodologies in…
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Welcome to the r0g_agency Dedicated to peacebuilding, technical innovations, and access to knowledge for all. r0g_open_culture The r0g _agency (pronounced: rogue) is a Berlin-based nonprofit dedicated to partnering with local grassroots organizations and governments to support open knowledge, open technology, and peacebuilding efforts, particularly in regions undergoing rapid and fundamental transformation, in order to support…
Read More#defyhatenow Field Guide Cameroon
The #defyhatenow Field Guide Cameroon comes in English and French. For more details please see below. Le #defyhatenow Guide Pratique Cameroun est disponible en anglais et en français. Pour plus de détails, veuillez voir ci-dessous. #Defyhatenow Field Guide Cameroon 2.0 Social Media Hate Speech Mitigation Field Guide [Second Edition 2021] The #defyhatenow Field Guide Cameroon offers tools…
Read More#defyhatenow Guide Pratique Cameroun
#defyhatenow Guide Pratique Cameroun Guide de terrain sur l’atténuation des discours de haine sur les réseaux sociaux [Édition 2020 ] Le #defyhatenow Guide Pratique Cameroun propose des outils et des stratégies à utiliser par les organisations communautaires et les campagnes en ligne pour la consolidation de la paix au Cameroun. #defyhatenow vise à sensibiliser et à développer…
Read MoreRefugees as Innovators? How #ASKnet is Empowering Young East Africans
Reported by Sara Shedden Casanovas The Access To Skills and Knowledge as a Weapon of Peace He wasn’t raised in a wealthy household. His home town has been destroyed twice. He lost both parents as a child. Life has been very tough, he admits, but when he tells his story, there is no gloom in…
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