The four core areas include: reporting hate posts, monitoring reported posts via colour-coded up-dates, an educaitonal mission statement and organizational profile. BanHate aims to create a strong sense of community as people collectively oppose hate speech on social media and feel the impact of their actions. The attractive user interface is designed for simple five-step reporting. A registration process guards against misuse, maintaining reporter anonimity. Organizational info ensures full transparency. Users may share activities on facebook, but not the hate-post. Info pages sensitize users to discrimination, showing existing forms – sexual orientation, social status, disability, sex/gender, ethnicity, age, political opinion and religion – raising awareness of the impact of hate speech on society and of the importance of reporting. Scaling up from the local to the European level will offer lasting social impact. A clear winner.
KI ZUSAMMENFASSUNG
Die österreichische App BanHate informiert Nutzer über Hate Speech in sozialen Medien und im Web, um Fearmongering sowie Post-Truth-Politik zu stoppen. Durch Informationsseiten werden Anwender für Diskriminierung aufgrund von Merkmalen wie sexueller Orientierung, Geschlecht oder Religion sensibilisiert. Die Anwendung mobilisiert Bürger durch das Melden von Hassrede und fördert aktives Engagement in digitalen Gemeinschaften.
