Your voice matters—use it before they silence others. History reminds us: when one group is dehumanized, others are never far behind.
#Democracy #freedom #history#America#Equality#Humanity#Hate#Immigrants#Unity#Civilrights#Justice#Love
Alex Akselrod
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👨 Misogyny is the ‘gateway drug’
As a researcher looking at digital extremism and gender-based violence, I’ve analyzed more than 100 manifestos written by people who carried out mass shootings, stabbings, vehicular attacks and other acts of ideologically, politically and religiously motivated violent extremism in Canada, the United States and beyond.
These attackers may not belong to formal terrorist organizations, but their writings reveal consistent ideological patterns. Among them, one stands out: misogyny.
#Extremism#Psychology#Hate#Misogyny#Violence#Internet#SocialMedia
Alex Akselrod
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"The 8-3 vote in Brazil’s top court orders tech giants like Google, Meta and TikTok to actively monitor content that involves hate speech, racism and incitation to violence and act to remove it."
After Bolsonaro's arrest for his attempted coup Brazil is showing us, again, how things should be done.
https://apnews.com/article/brazil-supreme-court-social-media-ruling-324b9d79caa9f9e063da8a4993e382e1
#tech#tiktok#meta#facebook#google#bigtech#justice#racism #hate #lgbtq#brazil#uspol
Ulrike Hahn
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"Misogyny has become a political strategy — here’s how the pandemic helped make it happen
Online misogyny isn’t just fringe — it’s baked into the architecture of the internet itself and, increasingly, serves as a powerful political tool."
Brianna I. Wiens, University of Waterloo; Nick Ruest, York University, Canada; Shana MacDonald, University of Waterloo
For The Conversation:
https://theconversation.com/misogyny-has-become-a-political-strategy-heres-how-the-pandemic-helped-make-it-happen-256043
#misogyny #hate#toxicMasculinity