social media

• Italy

A social cooperative in Bologna has launched a social media campaign in more than ten languages to explain the coronavirus emergency to foreigners living in Italy.

• Turkey
• Greece

Greece and Turkey are engaged in a proxy war on social media over what is happening on the border between the two countries. Since Turkey announced on February 28 that it would no longer stop migrants crossing into Europe, causing thousands to rush to the border, both sides have accused each other of carrying out abuses and spreading fake news.

• Italy
• France

Migrants in the northern Italian city of Turin can now access a virtual map showing services from the closest toilet to the opening hours of the legal aid office. 'OASI on the street' - the app - was launched last week. Its creators, themselves refugees, hope that it will help migrants to make well-informed choices as well as offering immediate practical support.

• Turkey
• Syria

There's a growing animosity towards Syrian refugees in Turkey, driven in large parts by rumors and gossip. What are those rumors exactly? InfoMigrants takes a look.

• Italy

The "Map of Intolerance," a project by Vox-Italian Observatory on Rights, revealed an increase in hate speech on Twitter in Italy against migrants, Muslims, and Jews.

• Spain
• Italy
• Germany

Facebook has taken down dozens of pages spreading fake news about migrants and immigration. The move came after the online activist group Avaaz discovered virtual networks of disinformation operating across Europe.

• Belgium
• Germany

As the voices of hatred directed against migrants become louder and uglier in the lead up to European elections, pro-refugee and human rights groups are trying to drown out the haters with facts to counter the anti-migrant commentary. Will it work?

• Libya

'Travel now, pay later' schemes offered by smugglers seem to be increasing the risks to migrants and refugees, especially in parts of Africa. One of the dangers is being kidnapped for ransom, a business that thrives in lawless regions and traps migrants with no way out.

• Italy

Four Italians have been sentenced to six months without Facebook for posting racial insults and calling for violence against asylum seekers on social media.

• Germany

Polls say that migrants aren't what Germans are most concerned about. So why do the media and politicians push the topic so much? Is the AfD profiting from their mistakes? DW's Jefferson Chase takes a self-critical look.

• Turkey

How is fake news about the migration 'invasion' in Europe fabricated? This question formed the starting point for research by Turkish non-profit organisation Teyit into the use of false information to target refugees.

• United States

A new EU-IOM project will use data in the service of migratory policies. The project will analyse information from social networks and use it to identify migration trends.