Summary: <p>As director of the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Silicon Valley-based <a href="https://www.adl.org/who-we-are/our-organization/advocacy-centers/center-for-technology-and-society">Center for Technology and Society</a>, Brittan Heller oversees efforts to track cyber-hate, and works in partnership with technology companies and law enforcement agencies to reduce bigotry and promote justice and fair treatment in online environments.</p> <p>At a time when tech companies are struggling to respond to the rise of online hate speech and cyber harassment, the ADL is attempting to take a proactive approach.</p> <p>At SSIR’s 2018 Data on Purpose conference, Kim Meredith, executive director of the <a href="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/">Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society</a>, spoke with Heller about the ADL’s data-driven tactics as well as Heller’s background in international criminal and human rights law, and her role in one of the first high-profile, cyber-harassment cases in the United States.</p> <p><strong>Additional resources:<br> </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/brittanheller">@brittanheller</a><br> <a href="https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/leading_through_turbulent_times">Leading Through Turbulent Times</a></p> <p> </p><br><a href="https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/tackling_cyber-hate_in_silicon_valley">https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/tackling_cyber-hate_in_silicon_valley</a>
