Hate speech has been present throughout human history, spanning different cultures and eras. Today, it has become more complex due to the impact of digital technologies like the Internet, social media platforms, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). These harmful narratives promote intolerance, tear apart the social fabric, and threaten the integrity of social minorities, including immigrants, Black people, and LGBTQI+ individuals.
In the digital age, hate speech has become more intricate and varied. It spreads rapidly, often influencing behaviours beyond the borders where it originated. Hate is now pervasive, interactive, and multimedia, available 24/7, and reaching a much broader audience. Haters can remain anonymous, find support from like-minded aggressive individuals, and use numerous tactics to obscure their violent intentions.
To contribute to this crucial discussion, LabCom Media Studies Group and Editorial Universidad Icesi (Colombia) are organizing three sessions of the Online Hate Speech International Seminar. This online event will feature researchers from various countries across the Global South and Global North. The initiative is part of the promotion of the Online Hate Speech Trilogy, which is available for open access on the publishers’ websites:
Disinformation and Polarization in the Algorithmic Society
Legal Challenges and Political Strategies in the Post-Truth Era
Methods, Techniques and AI Solutions in the Age of Hostilities
ORGANIZATION
LabCom Media Studies Group
Editorial Universidad Icesi
COORGANIZATION
Caleb University (Nigeria)
Online Hate Prevention Institute (Australia)
School of Communication Sciences of the Faculty of Humanities of the National University of Salta (Argentina)
UCD Centre for Digital Policy (Ireland)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Branco Di Fátima (brancodifatima@labcom.ubi.pt)
Adolfo A. Abadia
Daniel Baldaia
Haphisa Mugnaini
Inês Salvador
João Carlos Correia
José Ricardo Carvalheiro
Free Registration
Day 1 (in Portuguese)
Day 2 (in Spanish)
Day 3 (in English)
