In an age where algorithms propel online conversations and polarizing content spreads faster than ever before, combating hate speech and disinformation has become one of the most urgent challenges of our time. That is why the Cyberhate Neutralization Hub was created; a cutting-edge initiative funded by the SIDN Fund aimed at strengthening tools that detect, analyze, and ultimately help neutralize online hate and misleading content.

 

 

Why This Matters

Online hate and disinformation don’t just exist in isolated corners of the internet. They ripple outward, impacting public debate and media narratives. These dynamics are often amplified by automated accounts, bots, and opaque recommendation systems that prioritize engagement over nuance and accuracy. The Cyberhate Neutralization Hub is part of a broader effort to shine a light into these digital backwaters and give civil society, journalists, and policy makers the insights they need to act.

A Partnership That Combines Tech & Insight

The project brings together INACH and Textgain, an AI partner specializing in language-based data analysis. With support from SIDN Fund in the Netherlands, we are enhancing the Hub and creating a Dutch version of it that monitors Dutch content, analyzes Dutch online hate and disinformation on TikTok. The Hub blends automated monitoring with human-readable outputs:

• AI-driven detection of harmful bot activity that spreads hateful or conspiratorial narratives.
• Regular data analysis and reporting to map how these forces interact and evolve.
• Tools made fully accessible to Dutch-speaking users, ensuring relevance for local journalists, NGOs, and researchers.
  
  

Turning Data into Action

Collecting data is only the first step. What sets this project apart is its focus on actionable insight:

• Reliable overviews: By clearly mapping how bots and algorithms reinforce toxic narratives, the Hub supplies actionable insights for those who need them most: media professionals, civic organizations, and policy makers.
• In-Depth outputs: Over the course of the project, the team will produce reports, blog posts, newsletter contributions, explainer videos and roundtable events with stakeholders. 

At its core, the Cyberhate Neutralization Hub Expansion is about empowering people and institutions to better understand and intervene in the flows of online content that shape public life. By combining AI-powered detection with deep cultural insight and public-facing outputs, this project doesn’t just monitor, it educates, informs, and connects. In doing so, it helps forge a digital public square that is not only more transparent, but also more resilient and responsible.

So stay tuned for regular updates, tangible results and insights from the Dutch Hub!

 

The project was selected as part of SIDN Fund From Liking to Listening call, a themed initiative designed to support ideas that strengthen online debate, counter harmful platform logic, and build tools that foster connection rather than division.