hate speech
Tech giants ramp up the battle against online hate speech in Europe. At home, some are pulling back
Technology
January 27, 2025
Tech giants ramp up the battle against online hate speech in Europe. At home, some are pulling back
New York CNN — Two of America’s Big Tech companies are opening the door to more “free expression,” even if…
Dems to Facebook: Get serious about misinformation, hate
World
September 28, 2020
Dems to Facebook: Get serious about misinformation, hate
Two influential Democrats on Capitol Hill have urged Facebook to take stronger action against misinformation, voter suppression and incitements to…
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa condemns Quran burning in Sweden
Egypt
August 30, 2020
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa condemns Quran burning in Sweden
The Islamophobia Monitoring Observatory at Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta institute has strongly condemned an incident in Sweden where a Quran was…
Social media platforms face a reckoning over hate speech
World
June 30, 2020
Social media platforms face a reckoning over hate speech
For years, social media platforms have fueled political polarization and hosted an explosion of hate speech. Now, with four months…
EU threatens tougher rules on hate speech after Facebook meeting
World
February 18, 2020
EU threatens tougher rules on hate speech after Facebook meeting
A top EU official for digital policy warned Monday that big tech companies could face tougher rules and penalties in…
Letter threatening to hunt Koreans sent to South Korean embassy in Japan: media
World
September 3, 2019
Letter threatening to hunt Koreans sent to South Korean embassy in Japan: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – A letter threatening to hunt Koreans and containing what appeared to be a bullet has been sent…
Trump faces hostility on visits to massacre sites
World
August 7, 2019
Trump faces hostility on visits to massacre sites
President Donald Trump is flying Wednesday to the sites of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, but the divisive Republican…
YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive
World
July 29, 2019
YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive
The video-sharing platform YouTube is striving to block those who would use it to promote racism, hate speech, violence and…
Breakup isn’t the answer, Facebook’s Zuckerberg says
World
May 24, 2019
Breakup isn’t the answer, Facebook’s Zuckerberg says
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday rejected the idea of breaking up the social media giant as off-target, saying it…
Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
World
May 3, 2019
Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
Facebook on Thursday banned prominent conspiracy theorists including Infowars founder Alex Jones and the controversial black activist Louis Farrakhan in…