Sahana Udupa at the United Nations Headquarters in New York:
"Extreme speech and hate hide in everyday chats"
05.06.2025
How does hate find its way into birthday greetings and family chats? Why are harmful messages shared by family and friends?
Professor Sahana Udupa investigates a previously overlooked channel of disinformation: encrypted messaging apps. In her project Below the Radar, conducted at the Center for Advanced Studies (CAS), she explores how extreme speech travels through trusted networks. Her results contribute to a policy report and a forthcoming book, “WhatsApp in the World: Disinformation, Encryption and Extreme Speech” [...]. See full article on LMU-News