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Moderating Hate Speech - Who Deserves a Platform?

Offered By: Web Summit via YouTube

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Content Moderation Courses Online Safety Courses Decentralization Courses Free Speech Courses Hate Speech Courses

Course Description

Overview

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Explore the complex issue of moderating hate speech online in this thought-provoking Web Summit panel discussion. Delve into the challenges faced by internet platforms like Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter in balancing free speech with the need to prevent the proliferation of hateful rhetoric. Join experts Ana Kasparian, Joe McNamee, Renata Avila, Friso Roscam Abbing, and Jim Yardley as they examine topics such as platform regulation, the Genocide Convention, review mechanisms, and the battle against harmful content. Analyze the differences between Twitter and Facebook's approaches, including real name policies, and consider the implications of decentralization. Gain insights into the US response to online hate speech and learn about potential solutions and pitfalls in content moderation strategies.

Syllabus

Introduction
What are they
Qualification
Regulation
Genocide Convention
Review Mechanisms
The battle against the content
How to do it wrong
The US response
Decentralization
The arbiter
Twitter vs Facebook
Facebook vs Twitter
Real name policy
Conclusion


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Web Summit

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