18 May 2022, William Bird and Thandi Smith, Daily Maverick It seems apt, given the recent increase in xenophobia, that the Draft Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill should be before Parliament for public submissions. This week, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), supported by Advocate Ben Winks and Power Si...
28 March 2019, LA Times, Krista Mahr William Bird, who heads Media Monitoring Africa, a group that promotes ethical journalism, said that the government should do more to stop racist speech. But he also that has expressed concern that the law could be used to limit press freedoms. “Are you going t...
Click here to begin the survey.Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and PeaceTech Lab invite you to participate in a survey on hate speech. The purpose of this survey is to identify words or phrases used online that are offensive and inflammatory and could contribute to violence in the current national con...