The project promotes the quality of discourse in the digital space by empowering people methodically and digitally using a browser extension to react constructively to hate speech as online street workers and to de-escalate escalations. The extension assists in recognizing and processing hate speech.
Publication
Bühler, Judith; von Däniken, Pius; Girschik, Katja; Giedemann, Patrick; Kamenowski, Maria; Tuggener, Don; Baier, Dirk (2025). Social Influencer:in: mit wirksamer Gesprächsführung gegen Hass im Netz : Bericht 2024
Core team
Judith Bühler, ZHAW School of Social Work
Pius von Däniken, ZHAW School of Engineering
Dr. Katja Girschik, ZHAW School of Social Work
Bennet Schwoon, UZH Foundations of Business Administration and Theories of the Firm
Maria Kamenowski, ZHAW School of Social Work
Prof. Dr. Mark Cielibak, ZHAW School of Engineering
Prof. Dr. Dirk Baier, ZHAW School of Social Work
Patrick Giedemann, ZHAW School of Engineering
Dr. Patrice Zumsteg, ZHAW School of Management and Law
Practice partner
Eidgenössische Kommission gegen Rassismus (EKR)
National Coalition Building Institute NCBI
Running time: 2024-2026