News and Research articles on Hate speech

Volume 14, Issue 1

The role of civil society organisations in co-regulating online hate speech in the EU: A bounded empowerment

Barthélémy Michalon, Tecnologico de Monterrey
PUBLISHED ON: 31 Mar 2025 DOI: 10.14763/2025.1.1826

Despite their active and growing involvement in monitoring the implementation of the “Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online”, civil society organisations have been barred from translating this expanded role into enhanced influence at the policy-making level.

KEYWORDS: Civil society organisations, Hate speech, Co-regulation, Social media platforms, Code of conduct
Volume 10, Issue 2

Information interventions and social media

Giovanni De Gregorio, University of Oxford
Nicole Stremlau, University of Oxford; University of Johannesburg
PUBLISHED ON: 30 Jun 2021 DOI: 10.14763/2021.2.1567

The spread of hate speech and disinformation on social media has contributed to inflaming conflicts and mass atrocities as seen in Myanmar. Is the doctrine of information intervention a solution to escalations of violence?

KEYWORDS: Social media, Hate speech, Content moderation, Conflicts, Responsibility to protect