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Facebook and Twitter told that freedom of speech is subject to reasonable restrictions by Indian government
He said all the social media platforms will have to adhere to the constitution of India. The…
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Twitter's anti-abuse tool 'Safety Mode' now available in more countries
Called 'Safety Mode', the feature was first introduced to a small set of users in September last…
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Twitter is testing a tool to zap hate speech
But a tweet by Silicon Valley blogger Anil Dash shows that Twitter is working on the problem with a…
Matt Weinberger
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Elon Musk amplified attacks on Twitter executives by right-wing activists soon after agreeing to buy the platform
Musk's takeover of Twitter has prompted concerns that he could roll back policies that have been us…
Tom Porter
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Lebron James said he doesn't know Elon Musk and 'could care less who owns Twitter' but hopes the billionaire will take hate speech seriously
After reports of a rise in hate speech on the app, Twitter responded by saying the platform's conte…
Hannah Getahun
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A mysterious glitch on Facebook asked if every single post was 'hate speech'
Facebook has struggled with hate speech on its platform. Last week, it published its previously sec…
Kif Leswing
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Twitter was once a bastion of free speech but now says it's 'no longer possible to stand up for all speech'
"I look back over last five-and-a-half years, and the answers I would have given to some of these q…
Shona Ghosh
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Twitter has shut down former KKK leader David Duke's account
A Twitter spokesman told Business Insider David Duke's account suspension was in line with recently…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Elon Musk says he'll match the law when it comes to free speech. Here's what you need to know about the EU's new content regulations.
Under the EU's Digital Services Act, large platforms like Twitter can be fined for failing to swift…
Cheryl Teh
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Seth Rogen says he took a break from Twitter: 'I received more antisemitic vitriol on Twitter than I had in the past decade combined'
Seth Rogen, who is Jewish, said he hasn't tweeted as much since Elon Musk bought Twitter because of…
Travis Clark
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Unilever is halting ads on Facebook and Twitter in the US for the rest of 2020. It's one of the biggest companies to pull ads over hate-speech concerns, joining Verizon, Patagonia, and others.
Unilever, which owns brands like Dove and Ben & Jerry's, joins Verizon and Patagonia in saying it w…
Aaron Holmes
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Twitter is removing less hate speech and taking longer to review it, fresh data on social media disinformation shows
The EU report suggests that Twitter was struggling to combat hate speech even before Elon Musk's ta…
Pete Syme
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Nonprofit sued by Elon Musk's X claps back: It's 'straight out of the authoritarian playbook'
Imran Ahmed, the founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, slammed Musk in response to a l…
Gabriel Rivera
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Facebook banned Holocaust denial from its platform in October. Anti-hate groups now want the social media giant to block posts denying the Armenian genocide.
The Ottoman Empire killed 1.5 million Armenians in the Armenian genocide. However, Turkey still fal…
Isabella Jibilian
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Skyrocketing slurs, racism, and antisemitic content on Twitter may encourage domestic terrorists, report warns: 'Violence is inevitable'
Elon Musk says impressions on posts containing hate speech are down overall, but researchers say sl…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A reckless version of free speech is spreading across America, partly because of unchecked rhetoric by Elon Musk, Kanye West, and Kyrie Irving. We can't be complicit.
Free speech doesn't give anyone a free pass on hate speech, despite what Elon Musk, Ye, and Kyrie I…
Marguerite Ward
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Facebook says it tackles hate speech better than Google, Twitter
San Francisco, June 24 (IANS) Facing scrutiny in the European Union over spread of disinformation a…
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A Muslim advocacy group just sued Facebook for failing to remove hate-speech, and it's the latest example of the tech's patchwork polices that fail to crack down on Islamophobia
Muslim Advocates said it presented Facebook in 2017 with a list of 26 groups that spread anti-Musli…
Allana Akhtar
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The mayor of London read racist tweets about himself during SXSW as a plea for Facebook and Twitter to stop hate speech
Germany began enforcing a new rule in January that gives social media platforms just 24 hours to de…
Melia Robinson
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A Jewish congressman says Twitter has become a 'hate-filled playground for Nazis and antisemites'
Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz told CNN "antisemitism is real" and Twitter has "become a hate-filled …