CHOOSE

YOUR

CHALLENGE

Let´s empower public communicators and social media users in their infinite fight against hate speech. The real challenge is not only to detect hate speech effectively, but to develop a solution which would make moderation of online debate containing hate speech easier.

CHALLENGE 1

HATE TEXT

Hate speech through text is  a big problem for public communicators as this type of hate speech can be  added to posts very quickly and it is often not possible to moderate it  effectively, as there is a predominance of haters. We are looking for a tool that would facilitate the moderation of hateful commentators and empower the author of the content on social networks and Internet forums.

YOUR OPTIONS:

1. Create a new solution

2. Develop existing solution from our previous hackathon

CHALLENGE 2

HATE IMAGES

Besides hate speech through text, it is also important to consider hate speech through images – memes. Often the text from the image might not constitute  hate speech on its own , which can also be applied the other way around. The goal is to develop a solution which will be able to detect this type of hate speech.

ABOUT OP:CODE

The Open Code for Hate-Free Communication (OpCode) project aims at countering online hate speech using a multidimensional approach consisting of monitoring, analysis, taking action, developing free and open software solutions for moderating user generated content, and by engaging in advocacy and network consolidation. The project also aims to consolidate the efforts of civil society organizations to participate in EC monitoring exercises and continuously monitor the Web, thus providing data as a basis for future policy. Furthermore, our goal is to provide national and European policy-makers as well as IT companies with recommendations on how to address the issue. The project will contribute to the European Commission’s recommendation on measures to effectively tackle illegal content online that highlights the necessity of cooperation and mutual exchange between tech companies and CSOs for the benefit of the public.

Ivan Srba

KInIT

Keynote Speaker

Catalin Tenită

Member of Parliament at Romanian Parliament

Keynote Speaker

Steven Zimmerman

University of Essex

Speaker

Marina Popescu

Median Research Centre

Mentor 

Liisa Linna

Partner at Advokaadibüroo LIVERTE

Mentor 

Stanislav Matějka

Slovak Council for Broadcasting and retransmission

Mentor 

Luboš Kukliš

Slovak Council for Broadcasting and retransmission

Speaker

Miriam Lexmann

Member of the European Parliament 

Speaker

Stephen Turner 

Twitter

Speaker

Zuzana Kosmályová 

 Crime Prevention Department, Office of the Minister of Interior

Jury