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Considerations for Successful Counterspeech

by Derek Ruths; Haji Mohammad Saleem; Kelly P. Dillon; Lucas Wright; Susan Benesch

Oct 14, 2016
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It may sometimes seem that the Internet is sullied by a relentless tide of hatred, vitriol, and extremist content, and that not much can be done to respond effectively. Such content cannot all be deleted, after all, since even if a statement, image, or user is deleted from one platform, there is always somewhere else to go.

We have been pleasantly surprised, however, that our study of Twitter turned up numerous cases of effective counterspeech, which we define as a direct response to hateful or dangerous speech. Based on this first, qualitative study of counterspeech as it is practiced spontaneously on Twitter, we offer some preliminary suggestions on which strategies may help to make counterspeech successful.

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  • doi.org/10/gg3c9r

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  • Dangerous Speech Project

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  • Copyright 2016 by Dangerous Speech Project. All rights reserved.

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Title: Considerations for Successful Counterspeech
Publication date 2016-10-14
Publication Year 2016
Authors Derek Ruths , Haji Mohammad Saleem , Kelly P. Dillon , Lucas Wright , Susan Benesch
Copyright holder(s) Dangerous Speech Project
Keywords hateful , twitter , speech
Document type Report/Whitepaper
Language English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/considerations-for-successful-counterspeech.html
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