More and more, extremists are using social
media for hateful purposes. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Snapchat are being used
as weapons of war to spread an extremist ideology, and to radicalize men, women and
children all around the world.
The team at the Digital Mass Atrocity Lab (DMAP Lab)
believes that engagement, not censorship, is the best way to counter
extremism and radicalization on social media.
Global Youth Ambassadors Against Digital
Extremism
That's why we want to launch the Global Youth Ambassadors Against Digital Extremism
Project.
The objective is to engage youth across the
world to speak up and "share up" against online hate and how it leads
to crimes against humanity.
We think that there is a need for
a bottom-up initiative, which values the youth's own critical
judgement of extremism, and trusts in their ability to create a global network of
young leaders who will work to make the internet a vehicle for peace.
We believe in the power of young
global citizens (yes, you) to take a stand, connect and be heard and
change the world for the better.
This is why the DMAP Lab needs your
support and involvement: we need to create the digital infrastructure, and
challenge youth around the world to be part of the solution. #No2DigitalExtremism will be our rallying call.
What we will do with funds raised
Identify young leaders and
invite them do be a voice of change, feature them on our social media accounts and empower them.
- Hold a series on online events to brainstorm and find solutions
with Global Youth Ambassadors.
- Organize a major conference in Canada on what can be done to
counter online extremism, and invite Global Youth Ambassadors to
participate.
About the DMAP Lab
The Digital Mass Atrocity Prevention Lab is
based at the Montreal Institute for
Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University in
Montreal, Canada.*
We are a policy hub and idea
incubator working to combat genocidal ideologies online and work as a
counter force against extremists and their ideologies.
In addition to the Global Youth
Ambassadors Against Digital Extremism, we are currently working on:
* We are listed as a non-profit organization
so your contribution is tax deductible and we will send you a donation receipt.