Project of Greater Freedom on the Internet

Project duration: July 2022 – January 2023
Donor: Internews
Project value: USD 12.694

Project description: The project is aimed at combating hate speech and digital violence against the LGBT+ community in Serbia, with a special focus on young and queer persons from areas without local LGBT+ organizations. Through a digital social media campaign, the project encourages LGBT+ persons to report hate speech to platforms and safely and anonymously share their experiences with Da se zna!. The results of collected questionnaires will be publicly presented and used for advocating more effective institutional responses, particularly by prosecution authorities and other competent actors in the field of digital violence. The project also includes educational activities for young people on online protection mechanisms, as well as the preparation of a report–manual on the responsibility of social networks and companies in sanctioning hate speech, with special attention to the rise of transphobic content online.