Young People Combating Hate Speech Online is a project of the Council of Europe’s youth sector running between 2012 and 2015. The project aims to combat racism and discrimination in their online expression of hate speech by equipping young people and youth organisations with the competences necessary to recognize and act against such human rights violations. Central to the project is a European youth media campaign which will be designed and implemented with the agency of young people and youth organisations. As a preparation for the project, the Council of Europe’s Youth Department commissioned three “mapping” studies about the realities of hate speech and young people and projects and campaigns about it. These studies are published here as a resource for the activists, youth leaders, researchers, partners and decision makers associated to the project and the online campaign. They are truly a starting points: more research is needed, both on the legal and policy implications of hate speech online as on its impact and relation with young people.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
HATE SPEECH ONLINE: CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED CAMPAIGN
Introduction
Hate speech: a contested concept
Hate speech online
Case study: NoRa – No Racism campaign of the Pelastakaa Lapset ry
MAPPING STUDY ON PROJECTS AGAINST HATE SPEECH ONLINE
Executive summary
Definitions
Cyberhate and freedom of expression
The extent of the problem
Forms and methods
Confronting cyberhate: key strategies
MAPPING STUDY ON CAMPAIGNS AGAINST HATE SPEECH ONLINE
Hate speech in general
Overview of the latest studies on hate speech online
Analysis of on-going campaigns against hate speech online
Recommendations for the project Young People Combating Hate Speech Online
Technical considerations for online campaigns
Recommendations for the online campaign
Timeline
References
Young People Combating Hate Speech Online is a project of the Council of Europe’s youth sector running between 2012 and 2015. The project aims to combat racism and discrimination in their online expression of hate speech by equipping young people and youth organisations with the competences necessary to recognize and act against such human rights violations. Central to the project is a European youth media campaign which will be designed and implemented with the agency of young people and youth organisations. As a preparation for the project, the Council of Europe’s Youth Department commissioned three “mapping” studies about the realities of hate speech and young people and projects and campaigns about it. These studies are published here as a resource for the activists, youth leaders, researchers, partners and decision makers associated to the project and the online campaign. They are truly a starting points: more research is needed, both on the legal and policy implications of hate speech online as on its impact and relation with young people.
