For independent research: Landmark case against X
...However, at the same time, they promote the rapid spread of hate speech, disinformation and other forms of digital violence. To counter these dangers, we need robust insights into the functioning and risks of online platforms and their algorithmic systems. However, researchers are repeatedly denied access to the...
Digital Services Act: HateAid demands #PowerToTheUsers
...and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC”. Doxxing: collecting and publishing sensitive data such as home address and workplace: just one of the many faces of online crime, which can also quickly become a major threat offline. What is...
The DSA: Victims of online violence urgently need access to justice
...most. So how does the current proposal of the DSA face the problem of arbitrary decisions and high-threshold access to justice in the area of illegal hate speech online? Instead of strengthening the rule of law as guaranteed by national courts, the Commission attempts to build a parallel universe by...
Letter to EU co-legislators to combat violence against women and domestic Violence
...urge co-legislators to: Recognise cyberflashing—also known as the sharing of ‘unsolicited dick pics’—as a serious form of online violence. Research in Belgium for the Secretary of State for Gender Equality found that 37% of those aged 15 to 25 have received a photo of male genitals without asking for...
Digital violence
...large amount of criticism, including hate, insults or threats, in a short period of time. A shitstorm is often triggered by a current event. Those affected should remain calm and react calmly. Not all comments need to be answered. Discussions are often pointless because the posts often only serve...
Image-based sexual abuse: Interview with Inês Marinho
...alone and made the rest of the society realise that this is a real problem that seriously affects the lives of survivors and those around them. What do you offer to people affected by image-based violence? We have various types of content available online to answer people’s questions and...
Interview with Prof. Clare McGlynn: Image-based abuse on the internet has very real effects on women’s lives
...or videos without consent, including to cause distress, for financial gain, for so-called humour or a laugh, for sexual gratification and to boost their status amongst groups of men. For example, some men do it to shame and abuse former partners, sometimes as part of a broader pattern of...
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...disinformation campaigns and provide them to top media and news agencies such as Reuters. We stand up for the rights of victims of digital violence in court: in Germany, we participate in digital policy legislative processes to improve the legal framework for those affected. We are conducting a landmark case...
HateAid launches landmark case against Facebook
...as such are to be exempt. The result of this case has wide-reaching ramifications for the spread of disinformation online and for the protection of victims. Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, executive director of HateAid, commented: “It is unreasonable that those affected by digital violence are forced to comb...
#Kriegstreiber: With warmonger accusations into the middle of society
...in order to be able to react well to new developments and to be able to prevent the strategic spread of propaganda. Examples could be: The temporary blocking of particularly active accounts or the hiding of comments. We also consider Twitter’s already announced allocation of labels for tweets and accounts that...