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continuously adapts itself. and so we ask a few, a few questions. we can control our thoughts, which makes us very power. kind of like a superpower. questions about life, the universe? our series, 42 years, almost every thing this week on the w, the online tools to make it their mission, to harass all the internet, to use us to spread provocative messages on social media, on the comments sections of online articles. who are these people and what's the impact of the hate speech? trolls our topic on shift today. the

just likes roles. i'm not taking this apology, cost trouble online tools do the same thing on the web. trolls distract. use us with this up. just comments and cost chaos and discussions, i'm making provocative statements. and joyce are in a wrench into public debates. one study of canadian universities found some charles took sadistic pleasure implementing the victims. and that's why they do it again. and again. controls the symmetric a, a check that targets in extreme cases. the even post addresses i'll call the cops to that homes organize troll tom's manipulate public opinion by spreading lies on behalf of governments. trolls achieve that goal when the victim withdrawals from public discourse. i managed to meet a former troll, gone yesterday from austria, his targets radical right wing uses and conspiracy theorists. the former tro,

attacked men, most of the single phobic movement, picky the for example. you have to to make fun of them threats and then connect to the post of private information about them. but when the tables were turned on him and his partner, that was his wakeup call. and now he fights hate speech with his organization, his speech, psych the which translates to hate speech reported he spoke about his time as a troll. and what he did the suppression of stupid nazi a minute. yes. the comments i wrote my 1st comment into the key to group on facebook. facebook actually want to show my goal was to cause trouble in the community, like getting users into personal conflicts and distracting them from spreading their propaganda. when the engrossing buttons, there's a lot of conflicts between users on facebook. good luck. the group at some point in the group will eventually disappear if there are many reports about hate speech or threats of violence with us. so the 1st one to take

a look at these are struggling and seeing for notice disruption somewhat necessary because these groups will stop facebook. michael. facebook doesn't do anything. you've got to do something with with for my trip to categorize. and i didn't have any boundaries that was because i wasn't aware i could cause so much damage sort of a shot too much really is i know how, for instance, and that was just one case from phones or not. and if at all, a facebook group with private information about a woman was shared to or she at least adds on sooner sites and sure details about her private life or children or partner and so on. so i and i used to harbor publicly anything and effect on your offended them a shot. and so the thought is always when controls aren't always unhappy, people keep no son who are super successful in working his freelancer's funding businesses for one with 80 or 90 work weeks info, and a lot of some steam by trolling to shop. and they see multiple identities and take

on these roles. it's like acting, moving child should be one saw sort of aggression bills of because firstly, you're acting aggressively yourself. and this energy gets directed back. not you by my done like a form in the game on the go to enemies or you know, you can get the either equal or superior to you one. but the result is the question . have to introduce an artist, you on, assess the visual time flies by before you know what you've just been 6 hours trolling for us history, because you need a section on them to give you the contract. i was told myself that in mind for you, i can get someone on earth to my private details and found out who my girlfriend was at the time and started attacking her big on. so i calling her horse and other things to be strong, stay on the images when that happened and i realized how much i'd been harming

others from shot. and i'm going to make some time a spit on men to tackle hide the i really regrets what i did now have you talked, i mentioned that i used to not get through to anyone and maybe inspire them leaving a negative way or to target today. i'm trying to be a positive inspiration and it's a long term project for me it's, i'd always get the keys. sometimes i send all the time, correct. thankfully, is there an increasing number of projects aiming to help and support hate speech victims because trolls rally face criminal charges. i'm not enough on horseback works to fight digital violence and of the consequences. she's the head of hate 8. the charities supports victims of online boarding and to tex, according to her marginalized groups, face many threats online. and in some cases, even being forced of social media from which my teeth proceed. but ultimately happens is that certain people,

certain groups keep getting attacked and then withdraw from these platforms and stop talking about certain topics. and because he's got some sort of thing on the door. so in places where we have public debate, certain people in groups can no longer take part system to quote. and that's problematic for our democracy and we'll catch. so it's not just a problem for democracy, but also for the tockets of hate speech, including trans people like just to cut them on a 5 minute beth jessie cuts them. i had always seen herself as a woman. at the age of 14, she had to 1st tv appearances as the youngest trance woman in the german state of tessa. back then she experienced online hate and took a step back from the limelight. at age 18, she underwent gender assuming surgery off of the surgical procedure. she made them need to come back and even was the 1st trends woman to take part in the midst germany, beauty competition. now just to get some, i refused to be the victim. instead of ignoring the head comments,

she actively response to a hate us dollar to hey everyone, i keep getting comments that i'm a man, i'm ugly. we're going to tell you what we've have done and so's bullying. death threats. that's life for jessica. some of the content creator deals with hate speech. every day she talks opening about her surgeries and trends life. i thought i had 15 moms honda minutes. someone will write something like 2 minutes . you'll always be a man, no matter how much surgery you hungry, she to mar the floor. there's always a home. and so i thought, what do you think i have a follow smocks to back to my mom, which kind of thing hurt me in the world though? i've read too many of these come and do call to let them phase me dresses, and switch 9 can try me out. proud as a teenager and has a just a good summer. as many t v appearances unexperienced backlash, she had to take a break. some how does that increase the math then i realize on it i didn't actually want to step back about the spot. i like being on camera. it's fun to,

to coordinate the stuff. and why should i have it to me when i'm not the problem about the auto saves me from the dollars and all i took some time off and i came back with not strong enough. i'm easy. that's what a good come nowadays. jessica makes a point of not ignoring hate comments. she draws inspiration from them. sort of post insights hates, which humor, dollar, things happen to me to pay every moment i signed up for the gym and another last punched everyone off. what is that? will you change? okay, so am i, so that's pretty clear. if you know me and everything i've done right hand experience, isn't it obvious it's, it's done with a man of cooled off the truly side in men. just the consumer wants to use our openness to be a role model for others. we should all platform who i'd recommend for hate speech victims to respond with direct on us confidence and strength bins, items. and if it's too much for your personal man, of course you can just report the comment. that's totally fine to all golfing.

don't make yourself a victim the minute because people posting stuff on the problem with the appropriate use of spreading hate or speech of the ones in the wrong, you know, and mr. jo, but not every hate speech victim have the strength to actively defend themselves. like jessica jemma and it's important to seek help, especially in everyday life. aside from the media platforms, many web uses noticing, don't feed the trolls. it suggests that tools will quickly induce interest if you just ignore them and don't react the can help, but it won't always work. these type of police, a professional lising, the approach and even forming communities troll farms such as those font and russia, according to research of the most blatant outgrowth of this to. and they are also other countries for tools. i'm more than just board individuals raging online. but one thing a search and no one should have to face online, hate alone. here, our top 3 tips for dealing with paid speech. what helps with online hate?

step one, find supports victims of digital violence should all stuff, family, friends, and other people they trust for help versus if they need to look after themselves and not read everything, but instead good support system in real life. hazy does one have several organizations in germany that promotes human rights in cyber space. they're all similar establishment and many other countries. the 2nd step take us to hate messages, shouldn't go on challenged online. taking us down shows victims then also node tie intervening. you show solidarity with them and send a message. this can prevent groups from being discriminated against and discourage violence or brutal comments. they say she's looking for people in your circle of friends who support you if you need somebody not just offline,

but that also show digital solidarity with you. but you don't want only hate comments underneath your posts, but also encouraging comments from other pieces of common townhome. then there's more balance to the situation and ultimately can you take away a bit of the gravity of this digital violently provided this hate to speech for functions, feel. step 3 documents and reports that youtube, instagram and other platforms feature reports. you can choose to have contents reviewed and deleted. if you were targeted by hate speech and wish to report that you should take screenshot as evidence and citing hates insults and threats with a digital or in real life or crimes in some countries. meaning they should be reported to the police because without the police reports for witness testimony, crimes go. one prosecution. hate speech happens every well online. this is for the most part due to a neck of record nation and rules on digital platforms. public debates are the has

of private businesses, like metro at the own of facebook or alphabet. the owner of google is not necessarily in the interest to empower democratic debate. they usually more focused on making money. hateful content spreads quite well and the more people interact with it, the more the algorithm promotes that. the goal is to keep use this on social media platforms for as long as possible in the european union. the digital services act will take effect in 2024 platforms will then be obligated to protect certain use those rights and reveal how the algorithms work. i think it's really important that policy makers of trying to console hate and misinformation online and do something against this problem. what do you use? think 10 a lot like this. have an impact and make a change with a always be hate speech, no matter what regulations we have. that is know what you think by and see and next time the

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