Thread by @quintal_etienne

I've been teasing this for months, and it's finally here!

As of this morning, our #OHREP website Hatepedia.ca is finally live. We've been working hard for months (and will keep working hard) to build it into an important resource in the fight against hate in Canada.

On Hatepedia, you'll find a few tools we've created to help people make sense of online hate. Most importantly, you'll find a list of symbols used to promote hate on-(and off)line in Canada.

All symbols were found in actual hateful memes, posted on major social media platforms.

This list includes ones you know about, like the Nazi swastika. It also includes ones you might not have known about, like the Black Sun.

It also includes symbols you weren't aware are hateful, because they've been co-opted by hate movements, like Pit Viper sunglasses.

Currently, our list includes a bit over 50 symbols. We've got over 300 in the pipeline - we're writing entries as we go, and we'll be updating the list gradually as time allows.

If you have symbols to recommend, please send them to [e-mail].

The purpose of our symbol list is to help educators, researchers and lawmakers with a tool to identify even discrete displays of hate online, so that no hate goes unnoticed.

Hatepedia.ca will also be the home of Canada's Hate Meme Database, a password-locked database of hate memes posted by Canadian accounts.

This is primarily for researchers (academic or otherwise) hoping to explore our data set and do their own research.

Hatepedia.ca will also host educational resources, intended to help teachers identify and counter displays of hate in classrooms and in schools.

This is a project I'm incredibly proud of, but it's far from being over. There's lots of work ahead, but for now, please explore our resource and let us (@DBPanneton, @SpinelessL and myself) know if you see any website issues, or if you have content recommendations.