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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Extremist & Terrorist Communication Strategies and Media
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Islamic State (Political-Religious Extremist Organization)
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Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
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Islamist Communications & Media
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Radicalisation: Influence of Media
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Extremist Recruitment through Media
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Facebook
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Propaganda
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Islam: Media Representation & Reporting
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Radio-Télévision Libre des Milles Collines (RTLM)
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Genocides
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Boko Haram
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Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
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Social Media in Political Communication
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TikTok
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Media Literacy: Disinformation, Fake News, Hate Speech
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Good Practice Examples
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Political Extremism
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Religion and Conflicts, Religious Conflicts, Religious Violence
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Cyberwarfare, Cyber Operations: Attacking Enemy Computers, Software, and Control Systems
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War Propaganda, Propaganda in Conflicts
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Narratives, Narrative Structures
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Discrimination in Language & Media
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Conspiracy Narratives, Conspiracy Theories
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Defamation Law & Regulation
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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Human Rights
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Gaming: Uses & Effects
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Holocaust
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Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
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Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
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Internet / ICTs and Conflicts
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Religious Communication in Conflicts & Peacebuilding
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Countering Misinformation & Rumours
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Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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Political Blogging
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YouTube
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Romani People
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Foreign Disinformation, Foreign Information Manipulation Operations, Foreign Propaganda
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Documenting Human Rights Violations
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Fact-Checking & Verification of Sources
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Digital Literacy: Youth
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Media Literacy: Youth
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Media Law & Regulation
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Islamism
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Catholic Communicators & Journalists
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Storytelling
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Conflicts and Media
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Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
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Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
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Dealing With the Past
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Enemy Images
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Foreign Conflict Reporting, International War Reporting
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Violence in the Media: Video Games
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War Reporting
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Rumours & Rumour Management
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Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
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Memes
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Edutainment Television Programmes
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Internet Effects
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Political Websites & Online Communities
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Search Engines
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Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Filter Bubbles & Echo Chambers
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Instagram
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Artificial Intelligence
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Media Policies & Regulations
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Xenophobia
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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Election Campaigns: Disinformation & Misinformation
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Gaming, Video Games
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Sports Reporting
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Defamation of Religion (Blasphemy)
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Self-Regulation of Media
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Female Journalists & Media Workers
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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COVID-19 Communication
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International Radio Broadcasting, Foreign Radio Broadcasting
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Photojournalism
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Media Assistance
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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Stereotypes in Media & Communication
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Media & Information Literacy
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Confidential Sources, Whistleblowing, Protection of Journalists' Sources
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People with Disabilities: Reporting & Media Representation
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Coughlin, Charles (1891-1979)
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Conflict & War Photography
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Fascism
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Rohingya
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Television
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Advocacy Campaigns
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Digital & Social Media Use: Children
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Interactive Radio: Audience Participation, Interaction & Feedback
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Media Use: Youth
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Religious Media Use, Religious Media Audiences
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Child Protection, Protection of Minors
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Digital Literacy: Children
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Aesthetics in Film & Visual Communication
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Freedom of Expression Principles
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Press Freedom & Communication Rights Violations
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Military: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Nonprofit Public Relations: Design & Implementation
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Street Papers
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Conflicts, Conflict Prevention & Management, Mediation, Peacebuilding
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International Conflicts
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Contents of Media
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Media Quality
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Digital Anthropology, Cyberanthropology
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Collective Identities & Media
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Collective Memory: Violent Conflicts & Wars
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Development Assistance
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Edutainment Radio Programmes
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Influence of Media on Development Aid
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Darknet
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Digital Media Research, Digital Communication Research
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Mailing Lists
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Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
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WhatsApp
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Yala-Young Leaders (Social Networking Website)
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Trolling (Social Media)
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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Earthquakes, Floods, Tsunamis, Natural Disasters
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QAnon (Conspiracy Narrative)
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Stop.Fake.org (Internet Portal, Kiev)
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Deepfakes (Realistic-Looking Media Content that has been Modified, Generated or Falsified Using AI)
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Gendered Disinformation
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Health Disinformation & Misinformation
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Curricula: School Education
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Secondary Education
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Humour, Parody, Satire
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Accountability & Transparency of the Media
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Image Ethics, Ethics in Photojournalism
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Journalism Ethics
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Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Tools
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Gender Discrimination, Gender Inequalities
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Gender Relations
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Gender-Sensitive Journalism
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Gender-Sensitive Language
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Revenge Porn (Non-Consensual Dissemination of Intimate Images)
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Sexuality
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Women (General)
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Suicide Reporting & Media Representation
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Vaccination Campaigns & Vaccine Hesitancy
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History of Radio
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Media Law & Regulation: International Standards & Practices
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Satellite Television
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Judaism: Media Representation & Reporting
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Local Communication & Media
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
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Media, Mass Media
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Trust Building: Role of Communication & Media
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Television Law & Regulation
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Public Opinion
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Emotions in the Media, Emotional Functions & Messages of Media
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Helplines, Hotlines
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Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
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Indoctrination
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Hinduism and Communication
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Islamic Cultures: Role of Media
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Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
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Symbols: Religious
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Yazidism, Yazidis, Yezidis
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Social Conflicts, Social Problems
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Assassination
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Government Crimes
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Violence
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Youth Violence & Violence Prevention
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Civil Society
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Ethnocentrism
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Computer Networks, Local Area Networks (LAN)
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Software Security
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SMS
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Al-Manar (Television Channel, Lebanon)
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RT (Russian International Broadcaster, formerly Russia Today)
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Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
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Youth, Adolescents
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Addressing Hate Speech on Social Media: Contemporary Challenges
Paris: UNESCO (2021), 10 pp.
"This discussion paper seeks to give an overview of the key aspects that need to be taken into consideration to address the occurrence of hate speech on social media, be it through concrete regulations by social media companies, counter efforts and legislations or preventive educational measures. Th
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The "Hate Speech" Policies of Major Platforms During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Montevideo: UNESCO Office Montevideo and Regional Bureau for Science in Latin America and the Caribbean (2021), 32 pp.
"This document reports an increase in so-called “hate speech” posts on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although dissimilar, such an increase can be observed in the transparency reports of the different platforms and the surge in content moderation since M
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Hateful Speech and Conflict in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: A Lexicon of Hateful and Inflammatory Words and Phrases
Washington, DC: PeaceTech Lab;Centre for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD);Destiny Ethiopia Project (2021), 56 pp.
"The list of terms included in this lexicon, as well as their proposed meaning and contextualization, are not static. Instead, the lexicon is a ‘snapshot’ (in time and space) of how hateful language is used, perceived, and understood by those who contributed to the research process in Ethiopia b
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Hate Speech Among Politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 12 pp.
How Journalists Can Address Misinformation on Telegram
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2021), 35 pp.
"As of July 2021, Telegram had 550 million active users worldwide – more than the individual user bases of Twitter, Snapchat or Discord. It is the fifth most-popular messaging app after Facebook-owned Whatsapp and Messenger, and WeChat and QQ which dominate the Chinese market [...] For this paper,
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Mainstreamed Extremism and the Future of Prevention
London: Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) (2021), 28 pp.
"Laying out the core elements of a progressive prevention infrastructure, this paper makes the case for placing human rights as the central goal of prevention work. We highlight both the major damage done to prevention through violations of fundamental rights in the name of fighting terrorism and ex
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Bloggen gegen Rassismus: Holen wir uns das Netz zurück!
Key Guidance
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2021), 203 pp.
"Fake News, Hate Speech und Rassismus im Netz: Soziale Medien bieten Menschen und Organisationen auch dafür eine Plattform. Wie kann man gegensteuern und selbst aktiv für Demokratie, Meinungsvielfalt und die Entgiftung des gesellschaftlichen Klimas eintreten? Said Rezek, Politikwissenschaftler und
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Beyond Fake News: The Central African Republic’s Hate Speech Problem
United States Institute of Peace (USIP), August 16 (2021)
"After a recent contested election, the Central African Republic finds itself in a precarious situation. Violence around the election combined with the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 and destructive flooding have caused the humanitarian emergency to reach its worst state in five years. Meanwhile
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Un lexique de discours haineux et incendiaire en République Centrafricaine
Quick Overview
Washington, DC: PeaceTech Lab;United States Institute of Peace (USIP);Association Jeunesse en Marche pour le Développement en Centrafrique (AJEMADEC) (2021), 38 pp.
"Depuis 2014, PeaceTech Lab a entrepris des recherches et travaillé avec des partenaires locaux dans 13 pays pour comprendre la dynamique des discours de haine et le lien entre la prolifération des récits haineux en ligne et les événements violents hors ligne. Cette recherche et les lexiques qu
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A Taxonomy for the Classification of Post-Organisational Violent Extremist & Terrorist Content
London: Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) (2021), 26 pp.
"Across the case studies we identified three broad categories for the classification of content, which will be unpacked in greater detail in the following section: 1. Instructional material which contains guidance on operational aspects of terrorist and violent extremist activity. This includes guid
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Hate Narratives in the Western Balkans and Turkey
Ljubljana: Peace Institute (2021), 29 pp.
Social Media and Disinformation in War Propaganda: How Afghan Government and the Taliban Use Twitter
Media Asia, volume 47, issue 1-2 (2020), pp. 34-46
"This study examines disinformation and propaganda in war in the age of information particularly through social media. It analyzes Twitter's posts of the Afghan government and the Taliban, from January to March 2018. For understanding disinformation, 952 tweets of both parties were crosschecked with
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Enhancing Jordanian media's ability to combat extremism and terrorism through media literacy, quality of content, and media performance: Training guide
Jordan Media Institution;Hedayah (2020), 119 pp.
ISIS Propaganda: A Full-Spectrum Extremist Message
New York: Oxford University Press (2020), xii, 287 pp.
"This book offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of the Islamic State's use of propaganda. Combining a range of different theoretical perspectives from across the social sciences, and using rigorous methods, the authors trace the origins of the Islamic State's message, laying bare the strateg
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Developing a Civil Society Response to Online Manipulation
London: Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) (2020), 30 pp.
"This document presents a vision for a grand, civil societal response to online manipulation: developing the capability to detect it; the coalitions to confront it, the strategies to prevent it, and the structures of cooperation and funding that are needed to do both across all the causes and issues
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Analysis of Ethiopia’s Hate Speech and Disinformation Prevention and Suppression Proclamation No.1185/2020
Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 4 pp.
"Although the Proclamation has good intentions of curbing hate speech in Ethiopia, it fundamentally restricts freedom of expression online and the right to information. Further, the proclamation has a chilling effect on online and offline rights, which could lead to self-censorship. For instance, jo
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Der unsichtbare Krieg: Wie die Digitalisierung Sicherheit und Stabilität in der Welt bedroht
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2020), 302 pp.
"Die Digitalisierung hat nicht nur zu tiefgreifenden Veränderungen der Lebens-, Arbeits- und Wirtschaftswelt geführt, sie hat auch massive Auswirkungen auf die internationale Politik. Diese Auswirkungen, so Yvonne Hofstetter, stellen die Sicherheitspolitik der Staaten vor massive Herausforderungen
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Models of Governance of Online Hate Speech
Council of Europe (2020), 198 pp.
"For some users the current Internet epoch can be considered the Internet of Hate which poses serious human rights concerns. Reflecting the scale and seriousness of the problem, innovations in governance tools for online hate have been initiated by national governments, intergovernmental organisatio
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Fighting Misinformation and Defending Free Expression During COVID-19: Recommendations for States
Access Now (2020), 20 pp.
"In this paper, we provide recommendations for protecting freedom of expression and opinion and the right to impart and receive information to enable governments to fight the COVID-19 health crisis in a rights-respecting manner. There will be an aftermath to the COVID-19 outbreak and the measures go
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Cross-Platform Disinformation Campaigns: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, volume 1, issue 1 (2020), 11 pp.
"This paper examines online discourse about the White Helmets, a volunteer rescue group that operates in rebel (anti-regime) areas of Syria. The White Helmet’s humanitarian activities, their efforts to document the targeting of civilians through video evidence, and their non-sectarian nature (that
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