Facing Facts

We are deeply concerned about the latest developments at #Twitter with regard to #HateSpeech and have decided to freeze our Twitter account for now. Read the statement of the Facing Facts Secretariat below👇 facingfacts.eu/ceji-facing-fa…

📢 Call for tenders for the Facing Facts Network invoice in #EU 🇪🇺 We are looking for: 📽 Video editor & 🖌️ Graphic designer ⏳ Apply before 31 Dec 2022 More info on our website👇 facingfacts.eu/all-news/ #job #videoeditor #GraphicDesigner #jobsearch #Careers #Employment

We are looking for an Operations and Finance manager! The candidate will have responsibilities on finance and budget, human resources, legal compliance, office management, and accounting. 🗓️ Apply by January 15th! Read more here 👉🏽 ceji.org/ceji-is-lookin…

📢 Call for tender 🇪🇺 📽 Video editor / video maker to create videos for the Facing Facts Network ⏳ Apply before 31 Dec 2022 More info 👇 facingfacts.eu/call-for-tende…

News about arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter is worrying. EU’s Digital Services Act requires respect of media freedom and fundamental rights. This is reinforced under our #MediaFreedomAct. @elonmusk should be aware of that. There are red lines. And sanctions, soon.

Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council. That's the advisory group the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. apnews.com/article/elon-m…

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📢 Our #5 newsletter is out! You will learn about the 7th monitoring of the #EU Code of Conduct, @osce_odihr's 2021 #HateCrime database, the DSA & more! ‼️We lost the link to🇬🇧report of @gitanos_org_INT‼️ informesdiscriminacion.gitanos.org/sites/default/… 📲 Read the newsletter: us4.campaign-archive.com/?u=ba170707ed1…

Today is the last day of our 7-weeks training 🔑 Participants from CSOs and PAs studied and discussed ▶️ international standards ▶️ bias indicators ▶️ the impact of #hatecrimes ▶️ how to use data to improve safety, support & justice for victims ⚖️ 🔎👇 facingfacts.eu/training/

A new study shows that LGBT victims receive less empathy from the public than other groups, highlighting the need for increased support and protection. #LGBT #victimsupport #hatecrime journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08…

What is the relationship between hate speech and disinformation? How can you tackle it? Find out in the @UN new podcast series UNiting Against Hate that discusses #HateSpeech in 8 episodes. 🎧Tune in: bit.ly/3OWEOZN #NoPlace4Hate #notohate

Discrimination & hate speech are early warning signs of genocide - and they are on the rise everywhere. I call on every country to take concrete steps to protect communities at risk, including minorities, and address discrimination & persecution.

Read more on🔎 ▶️#HateCrime recording, reporting & data collection by @EURightsAgency ▶️#HateCrime victims support by @osce_odihr ▶️Countering #HateSpeech by @EU_Commission ▶️ #HateCrime training for national law enforcement by @EU_CEPOL #NoPlace4Hate🔊 commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-p…

The work of the High Level Group on Combating #HateSpeech and #HateCrime focuses on: 👉providing better support to victims, in line w/ Victims Rights Directive 👉improving hate crime training for law enforcement 👉enhancing recording, reporting and data collecting of #HateCrimes

Today @FacingFactsEU attends the High Level Group on Combating #HateSpeech and #HateCrime to foster exchange and concrete discussions between national authorities on how to fill existing gaps in hate crime recording & data collection practice across the #EU.

We are offering a free counselling service within the existing support structures of Tell MAMA. For more information about the service and how to make referrals: E-mail: counselling@tellmamauk.org

🔎AI needs to be assessed & tested for biases that could lead to discrimination says @EURightsAgency report 📲"Bias in algorithms - Artificial intelligence and discrimination". 👇 fra.europa.eu/sites/default/…

Pleased to host with @rachel_keighley the second @BscHcn podcast discussing "Disability and the intersectionalities of hate crime" with wonderful guests @JohnClayton78 Catherine Donovan & Stephen Macdonald, winners of the Network's 2022 article prize anchor.fm/bsc-hate-crime…

Our member's @gitanos_org_INT new Annual Report "Discrimination and the Roma Community 2022" is out. The report documents an increase of reported anti-Gypsyist hate incidents this year (554 cases compared to 364 in 2021). Find out below👇

/8 Finally, our annual meeting allowed for sharing knowledge, strengthening cooperation 🤝 and mapping opportunities to work together for our 2⃣ year. Thank you for everyone's input, we look forward to a fruitful cooperation between our members in 🇪🇸🇩🇪🇫🇷🇧🇪🇵🇱🇬🇷🇭🇺🇮🇹🇦🇹🇭🇷🇪🇪🇮🇪🇱🇹🇳🇱🇵🇹.

/7 During our annual meeting, civil society organisations, public authorities and representatives of international organisations @EU_Commission @EU_Justice @osce_odihr, discussed ways to improve recording, report and data collection of #hatecrimes.

Today we have our first annual meeting with our network members 🙌 The Facing Facts Network brings together CSOs, public authorities & change agents across #Europe to tackle #HateCrime & #HateSpeech. We count 27 members in more than 15 countries. Stay tuned🧵