misogyny
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Coronavirus and the Trolls
Many of those who usually engage in online trolling are now, like everyone else, stuck at home and spending much of their time online. COVID-19 related trolling has […]
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More Racism on Twitter
As part of our March 2020 campaign tackling racism against Indigenous Australians we have looked at Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. In this article we look at a second problematic Twitter account. […]
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Instagram needs help
UPDATE: Within a few days of publication of this briefing all three accounts listed below had been closed by Instagram Instagram has been growing rapidly since its launched […]
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New ‘Anti-trolling’ laws to stop online abuse and harassment
10 Daily reports on Victorian MP Fiona Patten’s push to update the state’s anti-vilification laws, broadening the legislation to include hate speech focusing on characteristics like gender, disability, […]
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Misogyny and politics
Misogyny, defined by the Oxford Dictionary as a “dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women” in the form of hate speech. Some in politics use hate […]
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Crossing the line on political speech
Australia does not have a bill of rights, or a broad concept of “freedom of speech”. What we do have is a narrow concept of freedom of political […]
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Some UPF supporters engage in extreme misogyny
Counter speech, where hate speech is challenged by members of the public, is an important part of countering both online and real world hate. Engaging in counter speech […]
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Promoting Dylann Roof’s Extremism on Facebook
Update (22 June 2015) After rejecting initial reports, then reviewing it and rejecting the reports again, a second review has seen Facebook finally take down the Dylann Roof […]
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Facebook Fails to Protect Free Speech Against Hate
Social media companies claim the best response to hate speech is more speech. The use of counter speech is an important tool in combating all forms of online […]