NHMC White Paper: Disinformation and Hate Speech Harm BIPOC

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Over the past several months, you’ve heard us say over and over: online hate turns into harm in real life. From advocating for the ban of white supremacists on social media platforms, to leading an advertising boycott against Facebook for profiteering off of hate, NHMC is as committed as ever to eliminating hate online. This year we’ve also ramped up our policy work to stop misinformation campaigns and to protect Latinx Digital Rights and the sanctity of our democracy.

Today we are excited to announce the publication of a new white paper authored by NHMC Univision Fellow, Maria Mercado, entitled Disinformation and Hate Speech Harm BIPOC, analyzing the correlation between the rise in online disinformation and hate speech and the suppression of people of color.

In particular, this white paper draws a nexus between systemic racism, the Trump Administration’s actions, political tension, poor enforcement of content moderation policies, and the consequential real life harms to the Latinx community, and other historically oppressed communities.

 

Read Full White Paper Here.

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National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) is a woman-led 501(c)(3) non-profit, nonpartisan, civil and human rights organization that was founded to eliminate hate, discrimination, and racism toward Latino and marginalized communities.

We educate and increase Latino visibility from our policy work in Washington, D.C., to our media advocacy work in Hollywood, where we connect, collaborate, and create with talent within the entertainment industry.

We lead the work to eliminate online hate and disinformation across media platforms. We advocate for the Affordable Connectivity Program, Lifeline Program, Net Neutrality protections, and closing the digital divide for Latino and other marginalized communities. NHMC works in partnership with other social justice organizations to safeguard democracy in the United States of America.

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