About AddressHate
In response to his children’s growing awareness of the rise of online hate, entrepreneur and philanthropist Joshua Laterman, together with his family foundation, founded AddressHate in September 2024. AddressHate is dedicated to combating antisemitism and other forms of hate on social media by harnessing research and technology to identify sources of hate, understand the mechanisms that drive its spread, and develop effective tools to counter and prevent it.
Our Team
Joshua Laterman
Founder
At the urging of his children from their awareness of the growth of hate online, in September 2024, Joshua Laterman and his family foundation, the Laterman Family Foundation created the “Laterman Family Foundation AddressHate Initiative” with the philanthropic grant of $1 million dollars to fight antisemitism and hate on social media. The goal of AddressHate is to maximize technology to identify the sources of hate, root out the technological vehicles for their advancement and promulgation, and find technological solutions to thwart and end hate.
Mr. Laterman is a Director of the Laterman Family Foundation, which was founded by his parents, Frances Iger Laterman and the late Bernard Laterman to make multigenerational commitments to a wide array of religious, health, public education, and social justice, literary, and scientific charities and institutions.
A substantial portion of the Laterman Family Foundation’s annual gift-giving are for the welfare of the Jewish people, and the support of medical, educational, cultural, and philanthropic organizations affiliated with Jewish institutions.
Mr. Laterman is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Baruch College Fund (BCF), a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote the educational welfare of the students at Baruch College. He follows in his late father’s footsteps at BCF where he continues his family’s commitment to public education, Baruch College, its diverse student body, and strengthening Black and Jewish relations.
Emily Carmeli
President
Emily works at the intersection of culture, communication, and technology. At AddressHate, she leads partnerships and strategic initiatives that bridge academia, industry, and civil society to build collaborative systems for understanding and countering digital hate.
With over a decade of experience in consumer branding, community strategy, and storytelling, Emily brings a creative lens to coalition-building and public engagement. She advises leading fashion and media brands on audience and comms strategy and has built and taught courses on innovation and consumer behavior at Parsons School of Design.
Her work focuses on designing initiatives that translate complex research into accessible narratives—connecting ideas, institutions, and audiences around a shared goal of safer, more empathetic digital spaces.
Christina Aliberti
Strategy & Operations
Christina brings over a decade of operational and start-up leadership experience to AddressHate, where she leads organizational strategy and operations across programs and cross-functional initiatives. With a background leading operations, go-to-market strategy, and complex partnerships at both high-growth start-ups and established consumer technology companies, Christina ensures AddressHate operates with rigor, alignment, and a clear focus on impact as the organization advances research and solutions to reduce digital hate.
Matthias J. Becker
Research Advisor
AddressHate Research Scholar, NYU
Dr. Matthias J. Becker is the Founding Research Advisor at AddressHate (NYC) and an AddressHate Research Scholar at New York University’s Center for the Study of Antisemitism (CSA). He leads the international research project Decoding Antisemitism and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Digital Hate Review (DHR).
A linguist by training, his work focuses on discourse analysis, pragmatics, multimodal analysis, and social media studies, with particular emphasis on antisemitism, hate ideologies, implicit communication, and digital political culture. His research integrates qualitative discourse analysis with computational and LLM-enhanced methods. Since 2020, he has led Decoding Antisemitism, the largest European study of antisemitism in digital communication, involving more than 25 experts across Europe and the United States. He is the lead editor of the Decoding Antisemitism Lexicon (Springer Nature, 2024) and the author of Antisemitism in Reader Comments (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).
He advises governments, international organizations, and technology companies on digital hate, platform governance, and AI-based detection and monitoring, and currently develops interdisciplinary research infrastructures at NYU focused on antisemitism, racism, and misogyny in digital environments.
Dylan Costa
Creative & Content
Dylan is a creative professional specializing in visuals and messaging that drive connection and impact. At AddressHate, he supports the mission by designing print and digital assets, creating social media content, and helping translate our story to share. His past work has focused on campaigns that inspire engagement and action, particularly in youth democracy and voting rights initiatives, where he has helped shape content and campaigns that reaches communities across the country.
His experience spans nonprofits, startups, and purpose-driven organizations, building campaigns that uplift communities, make complex ideas accessible, and encourage civic participation. Dylan brings both strategy and creativity to every project, combining thoughtful design with a deep understanding of audience engagement. His work reflects a belief that well-crafted visuals and messaging can strengthen movements, spark meaningful change, and empower people to take action.
John Murry
Operations & Finance
John Murry is a seasoned financial executive with over 30 years of experience managing companies and their finances. He is the Chief Financial Officer for a variety of for profit and nonprofit entities. He also serves on several company's Board of Directors. John has experience with a diverse set of businesses including software, technology, marketing, healthcare, service and manufacturing. Broad financial experience with public and private companies including several Private Equity firms that successfully rehabbed struggling businesses.
John comes to our organization as our Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer helping build and guide this young business to make a difference in this world.
John has degrees from Lakeland University and Marquette University. He has taught Accounting and Business Analysis at the college level. John is a graduate of General Electric's Financial Management Program with honors as the top graduate worldwide.