Hate speech

Coca-Cola Curses: Hate Speech in a Post-Colonial Context

Brittan Heller | 2023Type: Journal article

Hate speech is a contextual phenomenon. What offends or inflames in one context may differ from what incites violence in a different time, place, and cultural landscape. This paper discusses how online hate speech may operate differently in a postcolonial context. While hate speech impacts all societies, the global South—Africa in particular—has been sorely understudied. The author posits that in postcolonial circumstances, the interaction of multiple cultural contexts and social meanings form concurrent layers of interpretation that are often inaccessible to outsiders. This study expands the concept of online harms by examining the political, social, and cultural dimensions of data-intensive technologies.

Responding to and Preventing Doxing: A TSPA Resource

TSPA | 2022

Due to the nature of trust and safety work, T&S professionals face an increased risk of harassment, stalking, and other forms of online and/or physical harm if their personal or private identifying information is exposed to the public. The community at TSPA developed this guide as a resource for T&S professionals, but we are releasing a public version for anyone who might find it helpful.