- Research,
HATEMETER: An online and media monitoring platform designed to detect hate speech
on the January 30, 2020
HATEMETER = “A tool for monitoring, analysing and tackling anti-Muslim hate speech online” – A tool for analysing and combating anti-Muslim hate speech online
On Friday 24 January 2020, the findings of the European Hatemeter project, coordinated by the eCrime research group at the University of Trento, were presented in Italy, along with the Hatemeter platform, developed as a tool for monitoring, analysis and prevention.
- The result of two years of scientific research
Islamophobia and hate speech are rife, particularly online. In 2019, a European report on Islamophobia showed that Muslims are among the main targets of hate speech in Europe.
The research group formed as part of the Hatemeter project has developed a platform designed specifically for those working in the field of anti-discrimination, starting with non-governmental organisations.
This ICT tool automatically monitors and analyses internet and social media data relating to anti-Muslim hate. Using artificial intelligence, it automatically generates responses and suggestions to support counter-narratives and awareness-raising campaigns.
The platform operates using a combination of natural language processing, machine learning and big data analysis and visualisation.
The platform has been validated through trials conducted in Italy, France and the United Kingdom by around two hundred operators and volunteers from the project’s three partner NGOs.
The final version of Hatemeter was presented in December 2019 in Toulouse to academics, NGO representatives and police officers from across the European Union with the aim of:
The research group formed as part of the Hatemeter project has developed a platform designed specifically for those working in the field of anti-discrimination, starting with non-governmental organisations.
This ICT tool automatically monitors and analyses internet and social media data relating to anti-Muslim hate. Using artificial intelligence, it automatically generates responses and suggestions to support counter-narratives and awareness-raising campaigns.
The platform operates using a combination of natural language processing, machine learning and big data analysis and visualisation.
The platform has been validated through trials conducted in Italy, France and the United Kingdom by around two hundred operators and volunteers from the project’s three partner NGOs.
The final version of Hatemeter was presented in December 2019 in Toulouse to academics, NGO representatives and police officers from across the European Union with the aim of:
- raising awareness of this new tool,
- gathering their feedback on the methodology used and the platform,
- collecting advice on how to prevent and combat anti-Muslim hate online.
- eCrime Research Reports 06
- An awareness-raising video
This project is presented and promoted through an awareness-raising video, available on YouTube, © Matteo Scotton
Updated on June 10, 2026
Hatemeter : who, how?
The Hatemeter european project :
Hatemeter, a 24-month project, was funded by the European Union’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (2014–2020).
The Hatemeter project in detail
- coordinated by the University of Trento (in particular the Faculty of Law’s eCrime programme, in collaboration with the Department of Sociology and Social Research),
- had as partners
- Bruno Kessler Foundation,
- Teesside University (United Kingdom),
- Toulouse 1 Capitole University (FR)
- three non-governmental organisations:
- Amnesty International,
- Stop Hate UK (UK),
- Collective Against Islamophobia in France (FR).
Hatemeter, a 24-month project, was funded by the European Union’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (2014–2020).
The Hatemeter project in detail
UT Capitole Partnership
At the University of Toulouse 1 Capitole, the project is led by Jérôme Ferret, a sociologist and member of the IDETCOM research group.A reminder about H2020
Horizon 2020 or H2020 is the flagship programme for funding R&D activities in Europe for the period 2014–2020.
With a budget of €79 billion and a strong focus on innovation, H2020 brings together all the R&D funding instruments implemented by the European Commission, its agencies and its public-private partnerships.
The H2020 programmes are divided into three pillars, which depend on the objectives, scope and maturity of the proposed research: scientific excellence, industrial leadership and societal challenges.
With a budget of €79 billion and a strong focus on innovation, H2020 brings together all the R&D funding instruments implemented by the European Commission, its agencies and its public-private partnerships.
The H2020 programmes are divided into three pillars, which depend on the objectives, scope and maturity of the proposed research: scientific excellence, industrial leadership and societal challenges.