INACH Conference @ ADL
Conference at the ADL Thursday, 9/29 and Friday, 9/30 sponsored by the International Network against Cyber Hate .
The focus on Thursday was primarily on law enforcement aspects of how to address various aspects of hate via internet.
Brian Marcus, of ADL, has been key putting this whole thing together and he did a nice job of introducing the problem online to an audience that may not have been familiar with some of it. Consistent with ADL's mission, the presentation focuses on both far-right and other kinds of terrorism (such as Al Qaeda and Hezbollah). I understand this approach, but have some concerns about it.
Interesting presentations by Christopher Wolf, Michael Gennaco (who prosecuted the Machado case), Peter Rodrigues (from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam), and Brian Levin (Cal State, San Bernardino).
Peter Rodrigues, as the lone non-American voice on the panel made a crucial point, I think, about the fact that most of these hate sites though illegal in the Netherlands are legal in the U.S. It seems to me this point is the heart of the issue and was little discussed.
The focus on Thursday was primarily on law enforcement aspects of how to address various aspects of hate via internet.
Brian Marcus, of ADL, has been key putting this whole thing together and he did a nice job of introducing the problem online to an audience that may not have been familiar with some of it. Consistent with ADL's mission, the presentation focuses on both far-right and other kinds of terrorism (such as Al Qaeda and Hezbollah). I understand this approach, but have some concerns about it.
Interesting presentations by Christopher Wolf, Michael Gennaco (who prosecuted the Machado case), Peter Rodrigues (from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam), and Brian Levin (Cal State, San Bernardino).
Peter Rodrigues, as the lone non-American voice on the panel made a crucial point, I think, about the fact that most of these hate sites though illegal in the Netherlands are legal in the U.S. It seems to me this point is the heart of the issue and was little discussed.
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