2010 MDI Annual Report

2010 in het kort: In its 13th year the MDI which received fewer reports than in 2009, but the number of reported incidents, and the number of utterances which was punishable as assessed, alley. De categorie antisemitisme is ook in 2010 The category with the most reported criminal statements, the categories of discrimination against Muslims, discrimination against Moroccans and discrimination against Roma and / or Sinti are the biggest gainers in percentage terms 2010. The MDI comprises a 2010 1174 receive notifications 1572 Unique expressions. The number of notifications was down slightly (1226 in 2008, 1238 in 2009). The number of statements has risen slightly (1501 in 2008, 1377 in 2009). The number of expressions which was assessed as a criminal by the MDI, rose from 577 in 2009 to 684 in 2010.

This year we have for the first time the distinction between interactive and non-interactive websites when registering the statements reported by us. This shows that a very large proportion of the reported incidents on interactive websites state and from visitors to the websites. Remarkably well as 2008 the number of cases in which there is "incitement / incitement to violence" has soared. From 88 expressions in 2007, of which there are 76 were punishable, is er in 2010 at 234 expressions question of incitement / calls for violence, whose 163 expressions as punishable rated. This increase is worrying and shows that the tone gets louder on the Internet.

Read more in the annual report