Michael Colaresi is the William S. Dietrich II Professor of Political Science, Research and Academic Director of the Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security, and the Director of the Pitt Disinformation Lab. He is a computational social scientist studying human rights, international conflict, civil war, mis/disinformation, and democratic institutions.
The catalytic power of this Summit in bringing together those who are devoting their lives to pushing back and working to confront, understand and work towards solutions around hate in our society is a noble and difficult task. The Summit not only energized those who attended but led to connecting the dots in a global network of those doing this work. The stories of the victims of hate were painful to witness but their courage in coming forward was inspirational. Those who attended left energized with the hope that by working together solutions can be forged.
