umati presentation monitoring online speech
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Monitoring Online Speech. Whats Dangerous Whats not.TRANSCRIPT
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What’s dangerous, What’s not
Kagonya AworiUmati Research Lead
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Background
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What is Dangerous Speech
“Hate Speech with the potential to cause violence.”
Prof Susan Benesch, AU
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Umati seeks to identify and understand the use of dangerous
speech in the Kenyan online space, in order to learn how to
prevent it’s potential effect on propelling violence on the
ground.
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How to identify Dangerous Speech
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1. Compare a group of people with animals,
insects or a derogatory term in mother tongue
black monkeys
headless chicken
kihii
madoadoa kigeugeu
maggots
chinkororo
nugujigger infested
kombamwiko
vulturessiafu
nzi
kombamwiko nyanga
u
blind donkeys
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2. Suggest that some people are spoiling the
purity or integrity of the group
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“Tunaondoa takataka za {party} ya zamani chafu kutoka kwa {party}.
KWENDA”
“..wats wrong wid ths community? God wat r u waitin for wid ths
evil,heartles,assasins in kenya? please clear 4 us this whole Gomorra
and sodom of kenya we are tired kindly!”
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3. Suggest that the audience faces a serious
threat or violence from another group
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“Killing all {name of party} leaders is the only way to prevent further
loss of innocent lives!!!”
“{religion} dont tolerate {religion}, any1 who have been 2 {place} can
testify, they rubbish {religion}. am ready also to bomb their {worship
place}, wakwende uko”
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Calls to action inherent in DS
Discriminate,Loot, Riot, Beat,Forcefully evict,Kill
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“From the little spark may burst a mighty flame”
- Dante
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What can you do?
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Limit the means of dissemination
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Prosecute the speaker
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Empower the audience to be immune to incitement
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Discredit the speaker’s credibility
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Break Out session
o How to create responsible online content
o The thin line between political speech and dangerous speech
o The link between the media and fueling dangerous speech
o Your experiences as online content creators