Watchdogs on monitoring hate on social media in Hungary
In this episode of Őrkutyák (Watchdogs) on Civil Radio in Hungary, three experts were invited to discuss the activities against hate speech online. The International Network Against Cyber Hate and two Hungarian NGOs are currently active in a new program to monitor mainstream social media channels. They want to gain data on how well these companies respond to hate-related content removal.
The experts discussed the latest trends and shared more details about online hate content, the most active topics, and the main vulnerable groups. This hate can target almost anyone, but religious groups, LGBTQI communities, and the Roma people suffer the most. Even though the regulation in Hungary could provide protection and remedy, authorities tend not to use it effectively because of political reasons.
You can listen to the podcast here and via the GTTO podcast pages on Anchor and Spotify.
About Civil Radio
Civil Radio broadcasts programs on the life of common city squares where morning and evening walkers, homeless people, bus drivers and street musicians can be heard. Our program focuses on different districts and quarters of Budapest through outdoor recordings, which are then brought back to the studio for editing. While preparing it, we visit these districts to find interesting topics, communities and organisations. It is very important for us to focus on local matters, events and values.
The Foundation for Civil Radio was established in Budapest in 1993 to support and popularize the cause of non-governmental and non-profit radio broadcasting. In addition, it was established to operate a local radio station in Budapest for the same purpose. More than a hundred associations, foundations and institutes joined the program initiated by the four founders: the Association of Community Developers, the Open Training Association, the Hungarian Institute of Social Workers and the Lágymányos Public House. Since 1994, Civil Radio has had six periodic programs through which a group of volunteers could get technical experience in the field with support from media experts. At the same time, a parallel program structure has been developed to complement this work. This includes the characteristic features of a community radio, the hallmark which distinguishes Civil Radio from commercial and public service radios. An outstanding feature of Civil Radio is its unique effort to encourage the civil society and the grassroots movements in Budapest and to publicize their work.
