Susan BeneschinDangerous Speech ProjectAs Twitter Takes on Trump, It Must Explain ItselfThis week Twitter finally took on President Trump, fact-checking the false tweets in which he foretold electoral fraud, and then pointing…May 29, 20201May 29, 20201
Susan BeneschinDangerous Speech ProjectCOVID-19 dangerous speech breeds violence and helps the disease spreadDangerous speech has been spreading together with the coronavirus. Since February, attackers have insulted, punched, spit on, and thrown…Mar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020
Susan BeneschLaunching today: new collaborative study to diminish abuse on TwitterWith multiple methods, online abuse can be greatly diminished — if we also discover which methods actually work in which situations.Apr 6, 201810Apr 6, 201810
Susan BeneschCrossing the Line into Dangerous SpeechDonald Trump crossed a new line this week, with a toxic cocktail of remarks that bear telltale signs of dangerous speech.Aug 12, 2016Aug 12, 2016
Susan BeneschinInternet Monitor 2014: Public DiscourseFlower speech: new responses to hatred onlineHatred online often seems uncontrollable, except with censorship that would curb freedom of expression. Possibly not, though.Jan 15, 20151Jan 15, 20151
