Investigating Digital Abuse: Mitigating Harm Online and On the Ground: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement
Action Guide
ADL’s toolkit on digital abuse and online hate equips law enforcement with tools to address hate or harassment that starts online but does not always stay there
Comment to the Meta Oversight Board Regarding Use Of The Slogan "From the river - to the sea"
Backgrounder
To: Oversight Board From: ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Re: Comment to Oversight Board regarding use of the slogan "From the river - to the sea" The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is the leading anti-hate organization in the world. Founded in 1913, its timeless mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of antisemitism and bias, using innovation and…
Backgrounder: How Can Online Anonymity Affect Hate?
Backgrounder
Role of online anonymity related to harassment, hate, misinformation, toxicity. Benefits and harms of banning anonymity, court cases, international approaches.
In just one year, the alt right has gone from relative obscurity to being one of the United States' most visible extremist movements. This stratospheric rise is due in large part to the rhetoric employed during the 2016 presidential campaign, which granted implicit approval to the once-taboo hallmarks of the far right – overt racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, misogyny, and anti-Muslim bigotry.
The alt right capitalized on the moment by amplifying those messages while…