No Hate Speech Movement Germany

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The No Hate Speech Movement Germany (German: No Hate Speech Campaign, unofficially also under the Federal Control Office for Against Digital Hate ) is an international campaign against hate speech on the Internet, especially in social networks .

The youth movement was initiated in 2013 by the Council of Europe . Since then there have been national offshoots in many European countries, but also in Morocco, Mexico and Canada. In total, the movement is active in more than 40 countries. It is aimed on the one hand at young net activists and at young internet users in general; since 2017, it has also been increasingly aimed at media professionals.

The New German Media Makers Association has been coordinating the movement in Germany since 2016, and on July 22, 2016 - the international day of action for those affected by hate crime - the website of the No Hate Speech Movement Germany went online.

aims

The main goal of the No Hate Speech Movement is to show the perspective of those affected by hate speech , to empower them and to show solidarity with them. The point is to make the negative consequences of hate speech visible in order to create awareness. In order to achieve this goal, the vast majority of internet users should be encouraged to oppose hate speech. The No Hate Speech Movement Germany provides memes , GIFs and videos for practical counter-speech on its website . There you will also find further information on the topics of hate speech, relevant legislation, counter-speech and prevention against hate speech. The website also provides an overview of foundations , initiatives, projects, etc. that are involved in this area.

Since 2017, the No Hate Speech Movement Germany has also been concentrating on Hate Speech in the online commentary columns of various media and against media workers themselves. The No Hate Speech Movement aims to improve the handling of Hate Speech in the media's web presence. The Movement draws on the knowledge and experience of journalists and experts. At the end of 2017, guidelines for dealing with hate online were published. This supports online and community editorial teams as well as social media managers in dealing with hate speech.

target group

The campaign addresses various target groups, especially young people. They should be sensitized and mobilized for the topic. In addition, the campaign addresses civil society organizations, but also political actors and activists. Since 2017, there has been a special focus on hate speech towards the media. This is why journalists at work and in training are an important target group of the No Hate Speech Movement . Here the campaign benefits from the competence and network of the new German media makers.

Campaign activities

The activities of the campaigns relate to both the virtual and the offline world. Information is made available online via the website that makes it easier for Internet users to counter hate speech, to campaign against hate speech and to find out more about this topic. In October 2016, the No Hate Speech Movement was the first page (in the field of political education) to publish information about hate speech in easy language . In addition, an English translation of the site was uploaded in November 2016. The Movement is also represented on the online platforms Twitter , YouTube , Instagram and Facebook .

In addition to online activities, the No Hate Speech Movement Germany offers workshops and lectures and is represented at relevant journalistic, internet , social media , human rights and democracy conferences. These include, for example, re: publica , TINCON, the federal government's open day and the specialist exchange on “counter-speech”. The No Hate Speech Movement Germany invites you to the meeting of the national campaign committee once a year, at which many different actors against hate on the net come together, including the DFB , the BMFSFJ , the Foreign Office , the Amadeu Antonio Foundation , jugendschutz.net , klicksafe, #ichbinhier and Fearless Democracy. In 2017, the Federal Press Conference of the New German Media Makers e. V. under the motto “HATE. SO SAD. ”The topic of hate speech and how journalists deal with it.

A sign of the positive reception of the activities and the campaign as a whole is the No Hate Speech Movement postcard with the slogan "Hatred is not an opinion". Renate Künast published her book "Hatred is no opinion" under this slogan in August 2017. The German implementation of the movement was also well received internationally: In comparison, the German campaign is the second largest; The above slogan was adapted and translated by other national no-hate speech movements on December 10, 2016 for International Human Rights Day . There are also the likes on Facebook (over 21,000 as of September 2019) and the follower numbers on Twitter (around 4,000 as of September 2019) and Instagram (2,300 as of September 2019). The various videos of the No Hate Speech Movement in Germany were viewed more than 72,000 times on YouTube (as of September 2019).

Network of the No Hate Speech Movement Germany

The No Hate Speech Movement Germany is part of the supporting association Neue deutsche Medienmacher e. V. settled. This association initiated and coordinated the No Hate Speech Movement Germany on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth since 2016 . In the initial phase, the New German Media Makers set up the national committee of the No Hate Speech campaign and were able to win numerous partners and supporters for their network. 44 actors are gathered in the committee and multiply the No Hate Speech movement in their respective work and sphere of activity. These include government agencies (e.g. the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency , the Foreign Office, the BMFSFJ, the Federal Government's Integration Commissioner and the Federal Agency for Civic Education ), members of the Bundestag from all parliamentary groups, civil society organizations that are already working on the subject of hate speech or hate speech ( e.g. the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, klicksafe, RomaDay and jugendschutz.net), non-governmental organizations that work against discrimination (e.g. Amaro Drom, Bundesvereinigung trans *, Lesbian and Gay Association in Germany and Salaam-Schalom ), youth organizations (z. B. German Federal youth Council , AYUDH Europe, Young European Federalists , the Bureau for International youth service of the Federal Republic of Germany, service center youth participation , the Muslim youth u. a.), Internet activists (z. B. Anne Wizorek , Kübra Gümüşay and Raul Krauthausen ) and many Further.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c No Hate Speech Movement Germany: Network | NO HATE SPEECH. Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
  2. ↑ http://www.neuemedienmacher.de/projekte/no-hate-speech-movement/
  3. ↑ http://www.klicksafe.de/service/aktuelles/news/detail/gemeinsam-gegen-hass-im-netz-22-juli-ist-nohatespeech-tag/
  4. ↑ https://www.demokratie-leben.de/aktuelles/no-hate-speech-kampagne-gestartet.html
  5. ↑ Campaign against hatred on the net: Attention, attention, here comes the Federal Tax Office. In: Spiegel Online . July 22, 2016, accessed June 10, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated August 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nohatespeechmovement.org
  7. ^ No Hate Speech Movement Germany: NO HATE SPEECH. Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
  8. ↑ “We shouldn't be silent any longer” . In: treffpunkteuropa.de | European, political, critical . April 10, 2017 ( treffpunkteuropa.de [accessed August 9, 2017]).
  9. ↑ a b No Hate Speech Movement Germany: For against all Hate Speech | Counter | NO HATE SPEECH. Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
  10. ↑ a b No Hate Speech Movement Germany: Knowledge | NO HATE SPEECH. Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
  11. ↑ What can be done against hate on the Internet? | Zeitgeist. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
  12. ↑ New German Media Makers | No Hate Speech Movement. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
  13. ↑ a b No Hate Speech Movement Germany. Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
  14. ↑ a b No Hate Speech Movement Germany. Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
  15. ↑ a b No Hate Speech Movement DE (@nohatespeechde) • Instagram photos and videos. Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
  16. ↑ a b No Hate Speech DE (@NoHateSpeechDE) | Twitter. Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
  17. ↑ Gabriela Heinrich: Against the hatred: Pluralism, transparency and laws. In: Gabriela Heinrich's blog. February 16, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
  18. ↑ Conference “HATE. SO SAD. How journalists deal with hate online ”| Live democracy! Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
  19. ^ NDR: Renate Künast: Hate is not an opinion. Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
  20. ↑ No Hate Speech Movement | New German media makers. Retrieved June 28, 2018 .
  21. ↑ Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth - Manuela Schwesig starts "No Hate Speech" campaign in Germany. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .