Iamhere
International movement to counteract hate speech and misinformation on social media
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| 2022 | Marike Bormann of the University of Düsseldorf conducted a study on perceived incivility that included perspectives from #iamhere participants. |
| July 2021 | A Facebook study published in July 2021 recognized iamhere as 'the world's largest, citizen-driven, anti-online-hate movement', highlighting its significant growth and impact across multiple countries. |
| June 2021 | A European Union study listed I Am Here as one of seven successful initiatives against disinformation targeting ethnic, racial, and cultural minorities. |
| April 2021 | David Bromell published a paper discussing I Am Here as an example of 'high-threshold online civic intervention' in countering disruptive online behavior. |
| March 2021 | A research paper in New Media & Society examined the strategic actions of I Am Here as a netroots organization on social media. |
| February 2021 | World Health Organization hosted a webinar featuring Iamhere International representatives, discussing the infodemic related to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Anthropologist Cathy Buerger published the first known quantitative study of counter-online hate speech efforts, calling #jagärhär the 'best-organized collective effort to respond directly to hatred online'. |
| February 14 2020 | Stop Funding Hate campaign collaborated with Iamhere movement on a Valentine's Day action to combat hatred and extremism, inspired by the #ExtinguishHate campaign started by a hero who confronted a terrorist during the 2019 London Bridge stabbing. |
| 2019 | London Bridge stabbing occurred, where a heroic individual fought off a terrorist, later inspiring the #ExtinguishHate campaign which would influence the Iamhere movement's collaborative efforts. |
| 2019 | German group #ichbienhier won the Deutschen Engagementpreis in the 'Demokratie stärken' category. |
| 2019 | The Soufan Center's report on white supremacist movements cited I Am Here as an example of effective counter-speech in the online space. |
| June 2019 | Fox News published a piece comparing the group's effectiveness in combating hate speech on Facebook with the platform's own moderation mechanisms. |
| June 2019 | German research confirms that coordinated right-wing extremist online hate campaigns have tripled since December 2017, highlighting the growing need for movements like #iamhere to combat online hate speech. |
| June 2019 | By mid-2019, the #iamhere movement had documented a significant increase in coordinated right-wing extremist online hate campaigns, with an estimated 10,000 actions taken per year to counteract hate speech and misinformation on social media platforms. |
| June 2019 | By mid-2019, coordinated right-wing extremist online hate campaigns had tripled since December 2017, underlining the increasing importance of movements like #iamhere in countering online hate speech. |
| 2018 | During a campaign involving Swedish lawyer Linnéa Claeson, the group successfully shifted the tone of online conversation, leading Aftonbladet newspaper to begin moderating comments on its posts. |
| 2017 | #jagärhär won the 'Integration of the Year' award at the Faktum gala. |
| 2017 | German group #ichbienhier won the Grimme Online Award. |
| 2017 | The Dusseldorf Institute for Internet and Democracy conducted a study on the group's actions on 167 news articles, concluding they increased the level of online discussion rationality and civility. |
| 2017 | Deutsche Welle published an article about the German #ichbinhier group, highlighting their success in countering right-wing extremist speech on Facebook. |
| 2017 | Founder of the movement won the Anna Lindh Prize for supporting just and democratic ideals. |
| 2017 | The social movement #iamhere originated in Sweden as a Facebook group called #jagärhär, aimed at countering hate speech and misinformation on social media platforms. |
| December 2017 | German research documented a tripling of coordinated right-wing extremist online hate campaigns from December 2017 to mid-2019, highlighting the growing need for social media activism against hate speech. |
| 2016 | The social movement originated in Sweden as a Facebook group called #jagärhär, aimed at countering hate speech and misinformation on social media platforms. |
| May 2016 | Iamhere movement started as a Swedish Facebook group #jagärhär by an Iranian-born journalist, aiming to counteract hate speech and misinformation on social media. |
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