Understanding & Responding to Hate Speech | Facing Facts Online
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Understanding & Responding
to Hate Speech

Get the concepts, frameworks and tools to tackle hate speech effectively, including how to apply international standards and the Digital Services Act (DSA) in your work.

23 February to 23 March 2027

A 3-week online course · 3 to 4 hours per week

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About the course

Concepts, frameworks and tools that work

Hate speech undermines dignity, marginalises communities, and erodes democratic values. This course equips you to respond in your role, with your partners, starting now.

In online spaces hate speech spreads fast and can be hard to recognise, especially with coded language. Knowing what to look for, and what to do next, makes all the difference.

This course gives you the concepts, frameworks and tools to tackle hate speech effectively, including how to apply international standards and the Digital Services Act (DSA) in your work. You'll learn through collaborative exchange with professionals across sectors, with expert feedback tailored to your own context and action-oriented outcomes you can use immediately.

Facing Facts is Europe's leading online learning platform on hate crime and hate speech.
What you'll learn
  • Identify and explain the key elements of the hate speech concept
  • Identify and provide an overview of the international framework on addressing hate speech
  • Describe the key elements of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and how it applies in your context
  • Map the actors you need to work with and identify priorities for action with your key partners
Who this is for

Built for a community of practice

Tap any card to see what you'll get from it. Whether you're newly in role or deeply experienced, you'll learn alongside peers from across the system.

Civil society professionals

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Working on hate speech monitoring or support? Strengthen your practice and your partnerships.

DSA actors

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Digital Services Coordinators, trusted flaggers, vetted researchers and internet intermediaries' partners.

Public authorities

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Public authorities and international organisations implementing hate speech policies.

Change agents

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Anyone seeking to understand and apply practical legal tools and collaborative strategies.

How it works

Three weeks · 3 to 4 hours per week

Running 23 February to 23 March 2027. A flexible blend of self-paced learning and live exchange. Click a session below to see how the course unfolds.

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Self-paced content

Weekly modules you complete in your own time, with optional material for going further.

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Practical assignments

One flexible assignment you adapt to your own context. No minimum word count.

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Live tutorials

Weekly 1.5-hour interactive sessions with peers and expert tutors (13:00 to 14:30 CET).

From past cohorts

What participants say

The breakout room discussions were really good to engage online participants who may not have otherwise participated in the larger group.

Participant, 2026 cohort

The course and feedback created a positive learning environment and made me think even more critically about what is at stake.

Participant, 2026 cohort

[The tutors] did an absolutely amazing job engaging all the students, teaching key concepts, and ensuring we understood the materials. They were incredibly professional, academically strong, and genuinely kind throughout the course.

Participant, 2025 cohort

Thank you for giving the opportunity to interact with a community of practice across Europe.

Participant, 2025 cohort
Why learn with us

More than a course: a network

This is a tutor-led, research-informed, practice-based course. Scholarships are available for this edition, so cost need not be a barrier to joining.

  • Collaborative learning with professionals across sectors
  • Expert feedback tailored to your context
  • Flexible participation: self-paced plus live sessions
  • Action-oriented outcomes you can use immediately
  • Scholarships available
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