Escalating Conflict in Middle East Spurs Growth in Violent Online Hate Speech
Since the Israel-Hamas war started in October, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) has been documenting increasing amounts…
Theme: Authoritarianism
Pro-Orbán Hungarian Organizations Are Spreading the Country’s Authoritarian Agenda Abroad
At the CPAC Dallas event in August 2022, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for Christian Nationalists in Europe and…
The Election Denial Industry is Ramping Up for 2024
The 2020 U.S. presidential election was the first time in recent history where a presidential candidate, Donald Trump, baselessly lied…
Far-Right Extremist Accounts Surging on Mainstream Platforms
As mainstream social media companies’ content moderation teams shrink and policies fail, extremists are flourishing and no longer have to…
Roblox Deplatforms Hate-Infested “Election Simulator” Experience After GPAHE Reporting
Earlier this month, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) revealed a worrying level of hate and violent speech…
The Al Jazeera Ban is Another Strike Against Press Freedom
Israel has officially passed a law that will lead to the ban of Al Jazeera. The change in status for…
Reflections from #ShiftThePower
Last December, members of the Humanity United team attended the #ShiftThePower Summit in Bogotá, Colombia. Here you can find some…
Journalist Detentions in Myanmar
The Myanmar military launched a crackdown on media freedom as part of a coup d’état on 1 February 2021, persecuting…
2023 IFES Impact Report
This year is a historic one not just for elections, but in all likelihood for democracy. Voters will cast ballots…
Understanding and Interrupting Authoritarian Collaboration
For many decades, autocrats have been considered less cooperative than democrats in international politics. While researchers endeavored to learn how…