When it comes to building a strategy to tackle the problem of hate speech speech online, there are a diversity of actions and tactics available to us. For example, some find engagement with hate speakers dangerous, futile or potentially counter-productive and inflammatory, whilst others prefer directly interupting hateful narratives. Some people think the best approach is education and awareness raising, whereas others find it more important to call out hate where they see it, directly stop it or shut it down.
Here we'd like to suggest that THE best way to tackle hate speech is to seek it out and respond!