#onlinehate — Public Fediverse posts

RE: https://mas.to/@mgeist/117037050176625406

🇨🇦 Important reading

#SocialMedia #OnlineHate
#Legal #Canada #Antisemitism

Online Hate and Extremism by James Hawdon, 2026

In an era where the digital landscape is increasingly marred by online hate, this groundbreaking book delves into this multifaceted world, offering an in-depth exploration of the origins, evolution, and impact of online hate material over the past decade.

#books
#nonfiction
#OnlineHate
#extremism

University of Duisburg-Essen and machine-translated from German: Dealing with antisemitism and Holocaust distortion on social media. “At the heart of the program is an approximately 15-minute online game that immerses participants in a realistic social media environment. There, they encounter antisemitic and Holocaust-distorting content in the same form as it is disseminated on social networks. […]

9to5 Google: Google Maps is restoring the names of locations in Poland that were changed to offensive alternatives. “Polish news network TVPWorld reported on the matter, with examples including the Presidential Palace being renamed ‘Hooligans’ Palace,’ the Warsaw Uprising Museum becoming ‘Museum of the Third Reich Uprising,’ and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier becoming ‘Tomb of the Known SS […]

InvestigateWest: Idaho labor economist ran anonymous accounts promoting pro-Russian, far-right views. “…online researchers recently identified [Sam] Wolkenhauer as the anonymous poster behind large Substack and X.com accounts that drive thousands of dollars in subscriptions each month with pro-Russian commentary that often traffics in Nazi imagery and amplifies far-right organizations.”

The Guardian: Elon Musk posted twice as often on UK race and immigration as about SpaceX in IPO run-up. “Elon Musk posted about race and immigration in the UK on his social media network X twice as often as he did about SpaceX, which he also owns, in the run-up to the aerospace and AI company’s initial public offering.”

Ars Technica: Racist comments targeting politicians tripled since Meta relaxed its rules. “The researchers analyzed about 8 million Facebook comments and found that abusive and racist comments targeting both Republican and Democrat lawmakers tripled in the six months after the new rules were put in place. Some categories of abusive comments documented by the researchers saw even sharper rises, […]

The Conversation: Canada’s federal government is shelving online hate speech protections. Here’s why that’s a problem. “I have spent a decade studying online abuse. The evidence shows that Canada needs legal provisions beyond a ban on social media for minors to protect the most vulnerable Canadians from online violence.”

"A registered #investmentadvisor that aligns portfolios with #Jewish values is urging #Meta Platforms #shareholders to back a proposal demanding the #socialmedia giant publish a detailed account of how it handles #antisemitism and other forms of #onlinehate on its platforms.

#JLens wants shareholders to vote for Proposal 8 at Meta's annual meeting on May 27, which would require the company to produce a transparency report on its content #moderationpolicies and their effectiveness, including ad policies, enforcement practices, and user protections."

https://www.investmentnews.com/equities/jewish-values-ria-pushes-meta-shareholders-to-demand-antisemitism-transparency-report/266757

AJC and CyberWell join forces to track antisemitism across social platforms: AJC and CyberWell today formalized a partnership to monitor and combat online antisemitism, targeting algorithmic amplification and coded hate on social media. https://ppc.land/ajc-and-cyberwell-join-forces-to-track-antisemitism-across-social-platforms/ #Antisemitism #OnlineHate #SocialMedia #CyberSafety #DigitalTrust

Online Antisemitism Surges Post-October 7, Royal Commission Told

Royal commission hears online antisemitism surged 5x after Oct 7. 44% of Australians unsure about attacks. Affects Jewish people and institutions.

#OnlineHate, #Antisemitism, #October7, #RoyalCommission, #SocialMedia

https://newsletter.tf/online-antisemitism-surges-fivefold-after-oct-7/

Online antisemitism content increased five times after October 7. This is a much bigger jump than before the attacks.

#OnlineHate, #Antisemitism, #October7, #RoyalCommission, #SocialMedia
https://newsletter.tf/online-antisemitism-surges-fivefold-after-oct-7/

RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/116441217794431624

#Austria: WE NEED AGE VERIFICATION EVERYWHERE THINK OF THE CHILDREN !1!!

Also Austria: Family Minister drops state funding for legal and psychosocial counseling against online hate. The #DSA reporting office also ceases to exist. 🤷‍♂️

#DigitalServicesAct #DigitalRights #RegulateBigTechNotChildren #OnlineHate

Euronews: Spain to launch new tool to measure hate on social media. “Spain aims to introduce a new tool designed to measure hate speech on digital platforms, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed on Wednesday, an announcement which comes after he presented a bill to protect minors on the internet this year. This initiative forms part of a broader governmental strategy aimed at enhancing […]

Sky News: Grok posts about fatal football disasters ‘sickening’, says government. “A Sky News analysis of the chatbot’s public responses shows highly offensive AI-generated replies with profanities about Islam and Hinduism – disparaging the religions with racist vitriol.”

CODED LANGUAGE IS CENTRAL TO FAR-RIGHT COMMUNICATION ONLINE.

Dog whistles on TikTok help extremist actors signal ideology without explicit messaging.

Read more: https://voxpol.eu/coded-language-dog-whistles-tiktok-far-right/

Have you noticed this kind of indirect messaging online?

#Extremism #FarRight #TikTok #OnlineHate #Radicalisation

Mother Jones: Grok’s Leering Pictures Are the Newest Version of an Old Problem . “And now, of course, there’s Grok, the generative AI tool created by Elon Musk’s X, which has been embroiled in a scandal over users using its new graphics-editing feature to create gross images of women—and, crucially, to put those manipulated images on Twitter, where other people can see them, because […]

Is UKGOV calling the White House a nonce?
Because they should!

#UKGOV #WhiteHouse #OnlineHate #Disinfomation #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #USPOL #USPOLITICS #Trump #Nonces #FreeSpeech

Until you all come off that website you're not convincing anyone that you're standing up to Fascist America, it's just a fucking website you absolute chicken-shit clown-fucks.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/24/macron-eu-condemn-us-visa-bans-row-censorship-escalates

#Twitter #SocialMedia #Macron #EUPol #SocialMedia #Disinfomation #OnlineHate #Fascism #USPOL #USPOLITICS

📢 Prof. Joe Walther (UC Santa Barbara) will speak in Duisburg on 11 Dec, 10:00 (LE 104) about online hate — and why it often targets fellow haters rather than victims. 💥👥
Curious how this affects discourse and trust online? Join us for insights that matter beyond academia.
➡️ What’s your biggest question about online hate?
#OnlineHate #DigitalSociety #CommunicationResearch #MediaStudies #UARuhr #ResearchTalk #SocialMediaStudies #TrustOnline

Photo: Joseph Walther

Mashable: Grokipedia sourcing info from the internet’s biggest neo-Nazi forum, researchers say. “Elon Musk’s anti-woke Wikipedia rival, Grokipedia, is pulling information from widely blacklisted sources and known neo-Nazi sites, according to two researchers.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/23/mashable-grokipedia-sourcing-info-from-the-internets-biggest-neo-nazi-forum-researchers-say/

Royal Holloway University of London: Disturbing findings in new study reveal unregulated internet platforms are a breeding ground for racism, misogyny and religious hate. “Platforms such as these remain breeding grounds for extreme ideologies, with the latest study delving into the troubling prevalence of hate speech on 4chan’s politically incorrect discussion board, known as /pol/, using […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/08/royal-holloway-university-of-london-disturbing-findings-in-new-study-reveal-unregulated-internet-platforms-are-a-breeding-ground-for-racism-misogyny-and-religious-hate/

🚨 The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” volunteer Wikipedia editors accused of “abusing their position” to spread antisemitic content. ⚖️📜 #Antisemitism #OnlineHate #SocialMediaAccountability #Wikipedia #DigitalEthics #ContentModeration #TechNews