social media

• Afghanistan

Until now, Afghans have been able to use the internet more or less free of censorship and government control. But for how much longer? Here are some tools for safe communication, without relying on the internet.

• Afghanistan

A generation of young Afghans has conquered social media and the internet over the last decade. Now they, too, are fleeing the "digitally armed" Taliban.

• Germany

Muslims across Europe experience hate speech, threats and physical attacks. Now the Council of Europe, the continent's leading human rights organization, is debating countermeasures.

• France
• United Kingdom

British Home Secretary Priti Patel has urged TikTok and other social media platforms to remove posts which she says promote illegal migration.

• Morocco
• Spain

A photo of Luna Reyes, a Red Cross volunteer in Ceuta has unleashed a campaign of hate on social media against the young woman. In the picture, she is seen hugging a Senegalese migrant in tears right after he had crossed the border from Morocco.

• France

A fake Facebook page claiming to be from the French Office of Immigration and Integration is asking people for money in exchange for advice. According to the director of the Ofii, this kind of scam is commonplace.

• 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.

• Greece
• Turkey

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.

• France
• Italy

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.

• Syria
• Turkey

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.

• France
• Germany
• Italy

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.