An 8-week intensive course on media-related concept prototype development. This is the kickoff session organized at IdeaSquare.

Challenge: Tackle hate speech on the web to make the Internet a safer space for all without dampening free expression. 

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, 4chan and others have often become megaphones for hate and bullying; incubators for extremism.  At best, vitriol and outsized emotion hinder reasoned and rational discourse. At its worst, it can radicalize readers to violence. Social media allows extremist groups a platform to amplify their size and potency. It’s easy to