Discrimination Hotline Internet - MDI

The discrimination shift we noted in the last years of the 'old Internet' (webfora, blogs, websites) the social media (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube / Google) is almost complete. The largest number of reports about the Social Media. for 2015 we received fewer reports than expected in. One factor is the willingness to report seems to run again. The fact that treat our colleagues MIND reports probably has to do with the decline in reports to the MDI. Still, there were 1007 expressions reported to us. Looking at the kind of messages we see that there have been significantly more reports of discrimination against Muslims, anti-black racism and other coming or nationality (Refugees) and less on anti-Semitism.

2009 in het kort: MDI received more reports than in 2008; however, the
some expressions and in particular the number of utterances which were as criminal
reviewed dropped; A greater number of reported incidents had already
deleted (9%); The category of anti-Semitism in 2009 the category in which
Most criminal statements fall.
The MDI comprises a 2009 1238 receive notifications 1377 unique
expressions. The number of reports thus rose slightly (1046 in
2007, 1226 in 2008). The number of expressions fell slightly (1501 in 2008).
That means more people reported the same expressions. The
some expressions that MDI assessed declined as criminal
van 899 to 577.
There are several possible explanations for the decreased number as
punishable evaluated expressions in 2009. In 2008 there were a number of sites
with a very large number of criminal manifestations, landstorm records,
server666 and jokes sites. In 2009 There are no such big clusters of
detected criminal statements. In addition, the moderation seems
websites in 2009 slightly better, was reported by the expressions 9% to the
removed by the site itself when the MDI reporting
treated.

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2008 in het kort: MDI received more reports than in 2007; Hate against Muslims and anti-Semitism are also in recent years been the most reports; Websites were more willing to remove criminal statements; improve the criminal prosecution of discrimination on the Internet: there are a number of things in the MDI 2008 brought to justice MDI has 2008 1226 receive notifications 1501 Unique expressions. The number of reports has risen considerably (1046 in 2007). The number of expressions fell slightly (1581 in 2007). The number of statements that the MDI assessed decreased as a criminal offense 1078 to 899. In 2008 MDI was even more successful than in previous years to allow removal of expressions. Besides the core (consisting of message handling and reporting policy) MDI had chosen 2008 studies right-wing websites and to the moderator policy interactive websites.

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The MDI comprises a 2007 1049 receive notifications 1581 Unique expressions.
Both the number of messages as the number of utterances is slightly decreased as a
in comparison to 2006. The number of reported utterances that as punishable by MDI
reviewed, however, increased from 984 in 2006 tot 1078 in 2007. especially this
last figure is important, because it is the most important indicator of
Determining the severity of discrimination on the Internet. The figures of the MDI
can be seen, the number of criminal statements since 2005 is
increased.
Besides the core (consisting of message handling and reporting policy), MDI himself in 2007, by way of experiment, a pro-active approach to
interactive websites and web forums made to measure. For example, the interactive
website telegraaf.nl, MDI received very many reports. Although the
criminal statements requested by MDI were always removed, the MDI
no free moderator. It was therefore decided to investigate the
problems include website. On the basis of this study,
MDI telegraaf.nl made numerous recommendations, discrimination
effectively combat. After the recommendations were implemented, decreased
huge number of reports. More on this in chapter 3.

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Op 21 maart 1997 opened the then Minister of the Interior, Hans Dijkstal, with a somewhat awkward click the MDI. He concluded his speech on that occasion with the words "It would be the best are when there would be little need to be reported '. So beautiful it was not. The MDI, then still based in the founding of the side room, had to open debate center De Balie in Amsterdam is willing to make available space. Also talked digeratii of the first hour of XS4all, DBNL and NLIP were -sometimes nilly- involved in establishing. It was not waiting for the bad news that discrimination on the Internet was a problem. Moreover, they had already Meldpunt on the Internet and set up in the eyes of some, was still a child more real problem. A big ISP from those days announced: "We put a link to the contact points on our entry page. We have no need to scare away potential customers with the news that there is child pornography and racism on the Internet is'. Fortunately, this ostrich policy of short duration.

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The MDI comprises a 2005 1289 notifications received a total of 1308 unique manifestations of discrimination on the Internet. In 2004 was the number of reports it received higher MDI: 1812. The year 2004 was the aftermath of the murder of Van Gogh hindsight an outlier. In the period shortly after the murder of Van Gogh was the internet full of hate speech, from people who felt that Islam should be halted, as people expressed their joy were on the murder of Van Gogh and glad that the jihad in the Netherlands "had begun. In addition, there was 2004 three talk of widespread extreme right sent email, or spam. This spam runs were 2004 responsible for several hundred reports. In 2005 was only sent once far-right spam widely. The report has since 1 January 2005 a new registration with 'unique' statements recorded. The starting point is how often the expression is found at a specific location on the internet and not how often a manifestation reported in MDI. This is means that if the number of utterances lower than before. For example, it appears that spam with a discriminatory content to a large number of email addresses is sent simultaneously. In that case, several people set the MDI accordingly. Previously, each separately receive email was registered as a separate expression. In the new system is based on the so-called "unique uiting'2. That makes comparing figures over the past years difficult.

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In 2004 is the number of reports that the MDI received once again increased, van 1242 in 2003 to 1812 in 2004. Simultaneously, the number of your notified expressions also increased sharply, van 1496 to 2939. On the one hand this indicates awareness of the MDI, secondly this shows that discrimination on the internet unfortunately still occurs frequently. The MDI received average 29 message per week, about average 57 expressions. Discrimination on the internet is an often underestimated problem. Many people believe that if you only encounter discrimination on the internet if you actively seeks. Many people have the idea that you can not be confronted with unsolicited Internet discriminatory statements. Nothing is less true. The MDI receives numerous reports of discrimination on the internet, for example, someone for a school assignment went looking for information about Islam and landed on a site where Islam 'unmasked' is. Or when someone searches for information about the Second World War and lands on websites stating that the Holocaust never happened and that it was the "biggest lie ever Jewish 'is. The problem with these types of discrimination on the internet is that the discriminatory message is packaged very nicely. With impressive websites may be implied that there is a professional or even "scientific" organization with many members behind it.

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In the seventh year of its existence were 1242 reports done by the MDI, a total of 1496 behavior on the Internet. This is again a slight increase compared to 2002. In that year the report is received 1008 message, However, a greater number of expressions, 1798. While the number of notifications rose, decreased the number of utterances per message. On average the number of reports was in 2003 op 23 per week and the number of expressions on 28 per week.
MDI treated in 2003 in total 122 Information and referrals.
conclusions about 2003:
• The number of reports has increased but the number of reported incidents has decreased.
• The willingness to remove criminal statements rises on the Internet making it the MDI removal rate increased to 95,3 percent.
• Reports of anti-Semitic manifestations have fallen slightly, maar in 2003 Anti-Semitism is the largest category of reported expressions of Islamophobia in second place. The bulk of the anti-Semitic expressions is done with the excuse that this "anti-Zionist’ of ‘anti-Israel’ manifestations.
• The categories 'sexual preference', "Discrimination of Moroccans" and "Discrimination against Turks" have fallen considerably.
• The category of "Anti-black racisme'1 is compared to 2002 doubled.
• The pavement on the Internet continues. Call and incitement to violence is, net als In Real Life, become commonplace.
• The extreme right ideas on the Internet is increasingly resonance, despite the fragmentation and disunity within the extreme right.
• Most reports in 2003 go on web forums.
• More and more Internet users find their way to the MDI.

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Overview of annual figures.

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