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Youth-Oriented Online Hate Speech / Viral Peace

Leveraging its national and global networks, the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is forming a first-of-its-kind thematic network of experts, educators, practitioners, and ambassadors that will facilitate, promote, and strengthen collaboration to counter youth-oriented hate speech online. The network aims to develop, map, and evaluate effective counter strategies, and foster more resilient communities through partnerships with universities and other institutions in the United States and other countries. More about the initiative can be found on the About page.


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News
Apr 16, 2014

Harvard’s Berkman Center to launch global research and action network focused on youth-oriented hate speech online

The initiative builds upon the “Viral Peace” project, which was inspired by the outcomes of a meeting at the Berkman Center in 2008, piloted at the U.S. Department of State in…


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Team

Urs Gasser

Director

Sandra Cortesi

Faculty Associate

Susan Benesch

Faculty Associate