Dare To Be Grey
Jordy Nijenhuis is a Netherlands-based storyteller, campaigner, consultant, and trainer. As Director of Dare To Be Grey, he leads efforts to counter polarization, disinformation, and hate. He is the co-founder of the European Observatory of Online Hate (EOOH) and dissemination officer at the International Network Against Cyber Hate (INACH), and is at the forefront of using AI to detect hate speech. Nijenhuis also trains human rights defenders in AI ethics. He's the lead trainer of the Digital Media to Counter Disinformation and Hate course at Radio Netherlands Training Center (RNTC), where he advocates for innovative approaches to tackling societal issues through media.
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