Digital Services Act: Stricter rules for hate speech and disinformation on the web
On April 23, 2022, the EU institutions agreed on the final version of the so-called Digital Services Act, which provides for new and, above all, stricter rules, especially for large tech companies, in dealing with hate speech and disinformation. The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a comprehensive set of rules for online platforms and Internet […]
AMeLiE partners meet in Timisoara
Last 31st March and 01st April, AMeLiE project partners met in Timisoara, Romania for the first face-to-face meeting since the project kicked off in September 2020. Our Romanian partner EOS foundation was our kind host and made sure that the meeting runs smoothly and efficiently in a hybrid format as the representatives of our Greek […]
Let’s expand our virtual network against hate speech!
Next to creating an online learning platform for teachers on which they can find a lot of useful information, worksheets and materials about hate speech to use in class, one main objective of our AMeLiE project is to create a Europe-wide virtual school network against online hate speech. The first phase, the piloting of the […]
Implementation of the piloting activities in Romania
Piloting activities in Romania started on January 26th, 2022, with the piloting kickoff meeting organised for the teachers (initial users) involved in the pilot activities at national level. In the first phase of the AMeLiE pilot, the five teachers that were selected, implemented with their students during the school hours some of the worksheets which […]
Trainers from six countries completed the AMeLiE training on how to tackle online hate speech
Twelve trainers from Italy, Greece, Germany, Romania, Belgium, and Bulgaria gathered in Foligno last week from 15th to 19th November for a one-week long training of trainers on how to tackle online hate speech. The five days were packed with information, field visits and practical exercises on the beta version of the online platform, but […]
BE KIND. AMeLiE project to counter online hate speech was kicked off
The first event of 2021 was the (online) kick-off meeting of the AMeLiE project on 13-14 January. AMeLiE – Advanced Media Literacy to Counter Online Hate Speech is a 2-year Erasmus+ KA2 Project. It aims to train teachers and representatives of school communities (school managers, digital facilitators, families) on a specific methodology, focusing on the formation […]
