When the Comments Speak Louder Than the Post: The Hidden Hate Beneath Neutral Reporting

July 23, 2025by Vergil Ibryam

In an age of digital communication and mass information sharing, online platforms play a powerful role in shaping public perception. Even seemingly neutral content can become a trigger for hate speech when published...

ERGO Network at No Hate Speech Week 2025: Exposing and Countering Online Antigypsyism Across Europe

June 24, 2025by Zdeněk Ryšavý

During the Council of Europe’s No Hate Speech Week 2025, ERGO Network co-hosted the workshop Reporting and countering hate speech with young people in collaboration with APICE and the No Hate Speech Movement – Italy.

Don't answer this ad if you're Roma! Discrimination is now an ordinary part of Slovak housing ads and nobody is discussing it

June 16, 2025by Sára Danielová

To grow up in a country where you are not welcome to answer an advertisement for rental housing is not a thing of the past. It is the everyday reality of many Romani people in Slovakia who want to get on their feet...

Pata Rât as a Symbol of Environmental Racism: The Romanian Reality through the Lens of TAAO

May 23, 2025by Štefan Balog

Pata Rât, on the outskirts of Cluj-Napoca in Romania, is home to around 1,500 Roma people, many of whom were forcibly relocated there after the mass eviction from Coastei Street in 2010.

Roma Youth Delivered Their Call to Action to MEPs During Roma Week

May 22, 2025by Mihai Oancea

During this years Roma Week at the European Parliament, young Roma from across Europe delivered a strong and clear message. At a meeting with Members of the European Parliament, they presented the Roma Youth Pledge, a call to action grounded in remembrance, education, and youth empowerment.

Coldplay, Babasha, and the Sound of Intolerance: TAAO Partners Expose Online Antigypsyism in Romania

May 19, 2025by Štefan Balog

Romanian partners of the Together Against Antigypsyism Online (TAAO) project have reported a surge of online hate speech following a concert by British band Coldplay in Bucharest in June 2024.

Strengthening Alliances in Bulgaria: Memorandum Signed to Combat Online Antigypsyism

May 07, 2025by Vergil Ibryam

On April 4, 2025, the Bulgarian NGOs Integro Association and the Equal Opportunities Initiative signed a Memorandum of Understanding affirming their mutual commitment to countering hate speech, hate crime, and antigypsyism both online and in everyday life.

New Partnership for Digital Inclusion: TAOO Project Gains Momentum During EU Roma Week

April 11, 2025by Anna Rozanova

The Together Against Antigypsyism Online (TAOO) project made waves at this year’s EU Roma Week, emerging as a key initiative in the fight against digital exclusion and online hate speech targeting youth.

Why do social media giants ignore hate against Roma?

March 19, 2025by Anna Rozanova

Hate speech against Roma is not only common in Europe's digital spaces—it is tolerated. While social media companies claim to fight online hate, new findings from the TAAO – Together to Fight Antigypsyism Online - project reveal a disturbing truth: platforms consistently ignore or refuse to remove antigypsyist content, even when it clearly violates their own policies.

Online Antigypsyism in Germany: TAAO Monitoring Exposes Hate Speech and Platform Inaction

March 16, 2025by ERGO Network

Germany is often regarded as a leader in democracy and human rights protection within the European Union. However, racism and discrimination against marginalised communities, including Roma, remain persistent issues.

Online antigypsyism in Slovakia: A persistent problem with a lack of platform response

March 15, 2025by ERGO Network

Slovakia is facing increasing concerns over the state of democracy, human rights, and media freedom. Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government has been criticised for weakening judicial independence, proposing laws that limit NGO activities, and attempting to increase government control over public media.

Online Antigypsyism in Hungary: TAAO Monitoring Exposes the Scale of Hate Speech

March 14, 2025by ERGO Network

Hungary has faced increasing international criticism for its democratic backsliding and erosion of human rights protections. Roma communities remain among the most marginalised groups, facing systemic discrimination.

Online antigypsyism in Czechia: Widespread hate and platform inaction

March 13, 2025by ERGO Network

A recent monitoring report from the TAAO project has revealed the scale of antigypsyist hate speech in Czechia’s digital space. Between October and December 2024, monitors recorded 159 cases of online hate speech targeting Roma communities.

From YouTube to TikTok: Bulgaria's alarming rise in online antigypsyism

March 12, 2025by ERGO Network

New monitoring data from the TAAO project has revealed the worrying scale and intensity of antigypsyist hate speech on social media platforms in Bulgaria. Between October and December 2024, monitors documented 92 cases of online hate, exposing how deeply embedded antigypsyism is within the country's digital spaces.

An occasional win against online antigypsyism in Romania, but the hate continues

March 11, 2025by ERGO Network

Recent monitoring data from the TAAO project has revealed the alarming scale of antigypsyist hate speech in Romania's digital spaces. Between October and December 2024, 161 cases of online hate speech targeting Roma were recorded across multiple social media platforms.

Combating Online Hate Speech

November 20, 2024by Petr Banda

The Case for Safer Digital Spaces for the Roma Youth by Empowering Them to Act Online hate speech is one of the major impediments to equality and inclusion, especially for marginalized groups such as the Roma.

Young Roma in Varna Trained to Combat Antigypsyism and Hate Speech

September 24, 2024by ROMEA

On 17-20 September 2024, a training of trainers within the TAAO (Together Against Antigypsyism Online) project took place in Varna, Bulgaria. The main goal of the meeting was to prepare young Roma leaders from different...

Roma Advocacy and Research Center Presents 'Together Against Antigypsyism Online' at EU Webinar

September 2, 2024by RAVS

On August 22, 2024, our partner from Slovakia Roma Advocacy and research Center participated in a webinar hosted by the National Contact Point for the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) 2021-2027 programme.

The launch of the new project "Together against antigypsyism online" in Resita, Romania

May 13, 2024by Petr Banda

In 18-20 April 2024 the kick-off meeting of a new project ‘Together Against Antigypsyism Online’ took place in Resita, Romania. A project that aim to counter antisygypsyism and hate speech on the internet.