Shared Endeavour Fund Call Two Evaluation Report
This report evaluates the second round of the Mayor of London’s Shared Endeavour Fund, a £600,000 civil society funding scheme to support projects addressing hate and extremism.
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Influencer:innen und Verschwörungsrapper – Eine erste methodische Exploration von Multiplattformerhebung im Projekt NOTORIOUS
Die erste Dokumentation des Projektes »Plattform-übergreifende Identifikation, Überwachung und Modellierung von Verbreitungsmustern von Desinformation (NOTORIOUS)« umfasst eine Problemdefinition, die Herleitung von Begriffsdefinitionen, die technische Vorgehensweise, methodische Limitationen, sowie einen Use Case, um die Systeme und Arbeitsweisen zu testen.
Profiting from Hate: Extremist Merchandise on Redbubble, Etsy, Teespring, Teerepublic and Zazzle
ISD's investigation found that Etsy, Redbubble and other popular e-commerce sites, are not only facilitating the sale of products promoting hate and extremism, but they are also profiting from these transactions, directly going against their own guidelines.
News Feed, Reels & »Für Dich«: Wie algorithmische Ranking-Praktiken unser Online-Umfeld beeinflussen und schützen könnten
Dieser Bericht zeigt auf, wie algorithmische Ranking-Praktiken der Online-Plattformen unsere Diskurse und unser Verhalten beeinflussen und gefährden können. Die Analyse diskutiert methodische und epistemische Lücken bei der Auditierung von Algorithmen und untersucht zudem neue Ansätze, die darauf abzielen, algorithmisches Ranking für ein sicheres und transparentes Online-Umfeld zu nutzen.
“Suggested for You”: Understanding How Algorithmic Ranking Practices Affect Online Discourses and Assessing Proposed Alternatives
This paper examines algorithmic ranking practices of online platforms and how they may (negatively) impact online discourses and behaviour. It considers methodological and epistemic challenges of algorithmic auditing and looks at emerging approaches toward rethinking current ranking practices to safeguard safe and transparent online environments.
Hate in Plain Sight: Abuse Targeting Women Ahead of the 2022 Midterm Elections on TikTok and Instagram
This report investigates abuse targeting female political figures on TikTok and Instagram ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
Shared Endeavour Fund Call One Evaluation Report
This report is an evaluation the Shared Endeavour Fund, an £800,000 civil society funding scheme supporting projects designed to address intolerance, hate and extremism.
In the Blind Spot – How right-wing extremists use alternative platforms for radicalisation
This report provides a summary of the first annual expert conference "Im toten Winkel - Wie Rechtsextreme alternative Online-Plattformen zur Radikalisierung nutzen" (In the blind spot - How right-wing extremists use alternative online platforms for radicalisation), which took place as part of the project "Radikalisierung in rechtsextremen Onlinesubkulturen entgegentreten" (Countering radicalisation in right-wing extremist online subcultures), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJ).
Telegram as a Buttress: How far-right extremists and conspiracy theorists are expanding their infrastructures via Telegram
Telegram has become the central alternative platform for German language right-wing extremists. Over time, the messenger service has adopted social media functions that turned it into a hybrid platform. The promised anonymity and lack of moderation makes the platform attractive for extremists. This report researches, how the far-right online milieu in the German-speaking world is using Telegram.
Signposts – A background report on right-wing extremist online subcultures
This report discusses the context of the ISD research project “Countering Radicalisation in Far-Right Online Subcultures”, which deals with German right-wing extremists and their use of alternative platforms. It gives a historical overview of the German far-right’s online activities, describes methodological foundations and presents a summary of interviews that informed the project’s research.