During the first month of the war (October 7th to November 7th, 2023), FOA monitored and reported a total of…
Author: Charlotte Devinat
Online actions, offline harms: Case studies on gender and cybersecurity in North Macedonia and the Western Balkans
“We should not aim for the security of cyberspace but for security in cyberspace.” The book explores the intersection between…
Online Content Moderation – Current challenges in detecting hate speech
The EU has updated its laws and implemented policies to tackle illegal content online, such as through the Digital Services…
First Advocacy Roundtable Organized for the SafeNet Project
On 7 November 26, 2023, the first advocacy roundtable was organized under the framework of project SafeNet: Monitoring and Reporting…
Study on preventing and combating hate speech in times of crisis
Crises are testing grounds for societies and for their democratic institutions. They can either threaten or reinforce societal cohesion; weaken…
The state of policy on cyber hate in the EU
Hate speech is increasingly intertwined with disinformation. By using false statements or half-truths that confirm existing stereotypes of minority groups,…