Hate Speech
BlogsVoices for Interactive Choice and Empowerment (VOICE) is a right-based research and advocacy organization advancing human rights and they organized a two-day long capacity building workshop on ‘Counter hate speech and spread of Misinformation’ this was attended by the youth activists including students, journalists, social activists, women and minority activists, netizens, young artists, writers, bloggers,…
Hate Speech
BlogsA Buddhist temple in Ramu was attacked and a religious clash occurred in Bhola because of misinformation and hate speech Hate speech and misinformation are being spread in the country and social media has become a big platform for circulating misleading information and rumours. If proper measures are not taken immediately, social unrest will increase,…
DAS
CoverageSpeakers at a consultation meeting on Saturday voiced concern over the misuse of the Digital Security Act, pervasive hate speeches, both online and offline, against women, as well as religious and ethnic minority communities. The speakers emphasised the need to make the Right to Information Act effective to check the spread of false information saying…