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WION Wideangle: Twitter failed to moderate self-harm content

According to a new report by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), a growing number of posts relating to self-harm have started appearing on Twitter. The numbers are up by 500% since October of last year.

REPORT: Online Communities of Adolescents and Young Adults Celebrating, Glorifying, and Encouraging Self-Harm and Suicide are Growing Rapidly on Twitter

The NCRI has identified a number of rapidly growing, and in some cases overlapping, Twitter communities dedicated to the glorification of eating disorders, mass shootings, and more.

Hindus, hate and hashtags

Vishva Samani meets young Hindus in the diaspora who believe their faith is being misunderstood and who speak out against what they say is ‘Hinduphobia’. While some academics claim the term is used to silence dissent, online hate directed towards the Hindu community has increased.

WION Wideangle: Hinduphobia: on the rise?

U.S. Report: Sharp rise in Anti-Hindu Sentiment on social media What are the key findings? Why is Big Tech failing to curb religious hatred? Why is Hinduphobia on the rise?

REPORT: “Hunger is our Only Hope”

The Russian Disinformation Ecosystem and Online Conspiracy Communities Shifting Focus to Looming Food Crisis

REPORT: Anti-Hindu Disinformation

A Case Study of Hinduphobia on Social Media

REPORT: Sudden Massive Spike in Twitter Activity for “Free Aafia Movement” Preceded Attack on Congregation Beth Israel

REPORT: On the Diseconomy of Memes

Stonks, Crypto and the Wager Against Democracy

REPORT: Antisemitic Disinformation

A Study of the Online Dissemination of Anti-Jewish Conspiracy Theories

REPORT: A Contagion of Institutional Distrust

Viral Disinformation of the COVID Vaccine and the Road to Reconciliation.

Mapping Mistrust

The NCRI's geospatial analysis of civil-unrest activity, relating to the COVID-19 Pandemic, in the United States (2020)

NCRI Assessment of the Capitol Riots

Violent Actors and Ideologies Behind the Events of January 6, 2020.