In today's digital age, hate speech and online intolerance have become pervasive issues, affecting communities and lives worldwide. To delve deeper into this phenomenon, our podcast "Zooming in on Hate," recently interviewed Arun Mansukhani, a clinical psychologist based in Spain. In this insightful conversation, Arun shared valuable perspectives on the psychology behind intolerance and offered strategies to combat it effectively.
On Tuesday 6th February we successfully delivered our workshop ‘Disinformation on Elections: tools to navigate the social media landscape’. We are pleased to have been hosted at the first series of Activist Lab at Justice and Peace. Our session was designed with a dual purpose. Participants got acquainted with the disinformation landscape concerning elections and human rights as well as learned practical tools that helped them to navigate the online environment effectively and critically.
We are joined by Thaeer Muhreez, a Syrian filmmaker, and one of the countless individuals whose life took an unexpected turn in the wake of the Syrian civil war. His story is one of resilience and survival. Thaeer was on the brink of a major career breakthrough, securing funding for a new film project when the civil war erupted. He found himself in the eye of a storm, which forced him to abandon his dreams and confront the harsh reality of conflict. With rebel groups marking him for death, Thaeer realised that he was not just leaving Damascus; he was leaving Syria.
A voyage to the online strongholds where people come together to meet, talk, share, and play. Places where the promise of the internet is alive and kicking.
Storytellers take on the theme of disinformation by exploring the offline consequences of online lies.
Unsure how to spot a conspiracy theory? Worried that you are amplifying disinformation to the masses? Curious about the people and organisations behind the conspiracies? We’ve built this library to help you understand what conspiracy theories are, discover how to identify them online, and, most importantly, provide you with the tools needed to combat them.
It’s easy to fall down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories, but as you make your way through the books in this library, you will be able to unravel the conspiracy behind conspiracies and help others to do the same.
In our guide Beyond Polarisation we present a complete, yet concise overview of our take on polarisation. This document will help readers understand our definition of polarisation, how us-versus-them narratives spread in society, and how we turn these theoretical and empirical observations into concrete interventions, both on- and offline.
We hope it motivates you, the reader, the activist, the fan, and the stakeholder, to help us in our mission to go beyond black-and-white thinking,
