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Check out the following articles about The Sentinel Project.

How this Canadian non-profit uses new tech to identify hate speech online

February 12, 2020 | CTV

This Canadian group wants to stop genocides before they happen

February 12, 2020 | CTV News

Sentinel Project saving lives, one algorithm at a time

November 9, 2019 | The Record

Digital technologies – exploring the threats for people and humanitarians in warzones

December 18, 2018 | ReliefWeb

The Digital Commonwealth Challenge – Media organisations across the Commonwealth are wrestling the disruptive effects of digital technology

September 1, 2018 | Commonwealth Voices

Un ejército de drones para actuar en caso de desastre natural

June 27, 2018 | Hablemos de empresas

Street Smart: Geomapping Sexual Harassment in Egypt

November 3, 2017 | Ayiba Magazine

How fake news almost destroyed two Kenyan tribes

October 9, 2017 | Al Jazeera

Toronto project monitors situation in Kenya after Canadian man deported

August 13, 2017 | Metro News

Kenyans worry ‘fake news’ might spark more election violence

August 7, 2017 | PRI

Keeping the Peace Via Text

August 4, 2017 | US News

Des textos pour la paix (Texting for peace)

September 26, 2016 | Quebec Science

Una Hakika: An app prevents conflicts by dispelling rumours in Africa

September 26, 2016 | The New Indian Express

Tech for peace: Facts and figures

August 9, 2016 | SciDevNet

Simple tools offer path out of conflict

July 13, 2016 | SciDevNet

How Una Hakika helped slow the spread of dangerous rumors in rural Kenya

March 10, 2016 | First Draft

Defusing The Rumour Mill, Digitally

February 16, 2016 | Canadian Geographic

Toronto NGO aims to stop violence by dispelling hate rumours in at-risk countries

January 11, 2016 | Metro News Toronto

Information and Communications Technology Helps Dispel Rumors in Kenya’s Volatile Tana Delta

December 21, 2015 | Africa Defense Forum

Can lessons learnt from offline sites be replicated to social media?

October 25, 2015 | Peace & Collaborative Development Network

The Danger of Rumours in Areas of Tension

October 8, 2015 | Peace Times

Countering Online Hate Speech

June 25, 2015 | UNESCO

UnaHakika.org to Expand to the Coast to Help Counter Violence Related Misinformation

June 17, 2015 | TechMoran: Entrepreneurship in Africa

Proving (Digital) Peace

March 25, 2015 | Building Peace Forum

Peacebuilders in the Sky?

February 28, 2015 | Building Peace Forum

Rumor police in Kenya tackle bloody conflict via SMS

February 24, 2015 | Deutsche Welle

Una Hakika: Preventing Rumors and Violence in Kenya’s Tana Delta

February 24, 2015 | Building Peace Forum

Texting Away Rumors That Make People Kill in Kenya

December 2, 2014 | Voice of America

Text messaging project helps ease religious and tribal tensions in Kenya’s Tana Delta

October 31, 2014 | Washington Post

Can the Internet solve conflict?

October 9, 2014 | World Economic Forum

The Importance of Dispelling Rumours in the Tana Delta

July 15, 2014 | Emergency Journalism

Tamils facing new atrocities in Sri Lanka

July 3, 2014 | Eureka Street

Who is the number one target of hate speech on Twitter?

June 18, 2014 | Wired

Myanmar’s Buddhist Bigots

May 19, 2014 | New York Times

Conflict Prevention

May 4, 2014 | Spark

Using Cell Phones To Stop False Rumors, Before They Lead To Ethnic Violence

April 29, 2014 | Fast Company

Project designed to prevent genocide has local roots

April 19, 2014 | The Record

Thema – Netzinitiative “Hatebase”: Vorhersage von Gewalt

April 4, 2014 | Funkhaus Europa

Say What?! Website Collects Hate Speech for Genocide Prevention

December 18, 2013 | Rising Voices

Tecnologías y redes sociales sirven para prevenir actos violentos, afirma Christopher Tuckwood

October 15, 2013 | La Jornada

Redes sociales, útiles para descubrir el discurso de odio en una sociedad

October 13, 2013 | Animal Politico

HateBrain scours Twitter for hate speech, recording location and usernames

July 30, 2013 | Wired

Mapping Hate Speech and Human Rights Abuses

May 13, 2013 | Global Wire

Hatebase: An anti-genocide app

May 8, 2013 | Maclean’s

From Hellfire missiles to human rights: Can drones be used for peace?

May 7, 2013 | Toronto Review of International Affairs

Hatebase: Seeking NGO Partners for Open Hate Speech Data

April 16, 2013 | Appvocacy

The Sentinel Project is tracking hate speech all over the world to prevent genocide

April 15, 2013 | CKOM

The sentinels of genocide

April 12, 2013 | This Magazine

Big Data Declares War On Genocide

April 12, 2013 | Silicon Angle

‘Hatebase’ aims to prevent genocide by tracking hate speech

April 11, 2013 | Metro News

Entrevue de Jérôme Gagnon-Voyer à la Première Chaîne de Radio-Canada à Toronto le 10 avril 2013 en rapport avec Sentinel Project et notre nouveau projet Hatebase

April 10, 2013 | Radio-Canada

Genocide

April 9, 2013 | CBC Metro Morning

Toronto NGO debuts online early warning alert for genocides

April 7, 2013 | Toronto Star

Crowdsourced hate speech database could spot early signs of genocide

April 5, 2013 | Wired

Hatebase: Can we stop violent words from sparking violent action?

April 2, 2013 | Club de Madrid

Mapping hate speech to predict ethnic violence

April 1, 2013 | Foreign Policy Magazine

Drones for Human Rights

January 17, 2013 | OpenCanada.org

Violence not inevitable, it can be prevented

November 30, 2012 | Daily Nation

Pulling the Plug on Violent Propaganda

November 22, 2010 | Inter Press Service