Gov. Hochul Announces Measures to Combat Rising Hate Speech and Threats in New York

The plan includes the development of media literacy tools for K-12 students, increased funding for threat assessment teams on college campuses, and calls for social media companies to better regulate hate speech.

• New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces a plan to combat rising levels of antisemitism and Islamophobia, which have increased by 400% since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on October 7.
• Hochul has ordered the development of media literacy tools for K-12 public school students to help them identify conspiracy theories, misinformation, disinformation, and online hate.
• The governor has also allocated $3 million to ensure every college campus in New York has a threat assessment and management team to identify and intervene in potential hate-fueled crimes.
• Hochul criticized social media companies, particularly TikTok, for not doing enough to monitor and regulate hate speech on their platforms.
• The governor's office is monitoring online threats and will increase security for the upcoming Thanksgiving parade in New York City, though no credible or major threat has been identified.

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