In 2021, the Anti-Defamation League Center for Technology published it’s manual pertaining to research and statistics regarding online harassment. On a social media platform-specific basis, it is no shocker that Facebook accounts for 75% of online harassment. While Instagram and Twitter trail behind as the second and third with 24%. These core statistics are the reason why my colleagues and I created a public service announcement campaign to “Step Up – Speak Out – and Stop the Hate!”
It is time to hold these social media platforms responsible! Based on the survey results from the ADL’s study- 81% of Americans agreed that these platforms should do more to counter hate online. 77% of respondents want platforms to be more transparent about how their algorithms order, rank and recommend content.
Special thanks to my colleagues who assisted with this campaign:
Alaces Sarmiento – Script
Mitchell Hoalcraft – Script
Brendan Mulson – Script, Videographer, and Editor
Eddie Velazquez – Research
Infographic and Additional Research by Nick Krasoski
All information was provided by the Anti-Defamation League Center for Technology & Society
Further Reading:
Online Hate and Harassment The American Experience 2021, Anti-Defamation League
