US Newsroom Shooting Suspect: Menacing Loner With An Axe To Grind
People | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 30, 2018
Years of threats and hateful posts on social media, a conviction for harassment and a lonely life: investigators were Friday piecing together what drove a 38-year-old suburbanite to murder five people at a community newspaper in Maryland.
Facing Arrest For 'Hate Post' On Women, BJP Leader Gets Relief From Court
Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 22, 2018
Actor-playwright and BJP leader Sve Shekher Venkataraman, who forwarded a misogynistic post about woman journalists, got some relief from the Supreme Court today.
Twitter's Internal Numbers Show It's Getting Less Awful at Fighting Abuse
Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post | Friday July 21, 2017
Twitter has the reputation for being a hotbed for online abuse and for having a lot of trouble containing it.
Facebook Hate Speech Rules Protect 'White Men' but Not 'Black Children': Report
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 29, 2017
Facebook's censorship rules that are meant to prevent hate speech and fake news might be protecting 'White men' over 'Black children', Pro Publica claims in its report.
Facebook Says It Deletes 66,000 Hateful Posts Per Week
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 29, 2017
Facebook made the revelation on Tuesday as part of a series of statements intended to detail its action plan on how it deals with controversial topics like fake news.
Facebook Is Using AI to Make the Social Network a 'Hostile Place for Terrorists'
Reuters | Friday June 16, 2017
Britain's interior ministry welcomed Facebook's efforts but said technology companies needed to go further.
Katrina Kaif's Got Work Done, Model Diandra Soares Implies In Post (Now Deleted)
India News | Tuesday June 13, 2017
Diandra Soares' now-deleted Facebook post about actress Katrina Kaif has caused some disquiet online. Diandra talked about ageing gracefully almost implying that she thinks Katrina's had some work done
Facebook Must Delete 'Hate Postings', Austrian Court Rules
Reuters | Tuesday May 9, 2017
The case - brought by Austria's Green party over insults to its leader - has international ramifications as the court ruled the postings must be deleted across the platform and not just in Austria.
Austrian Court Rules Facebook Must Delete 'Hate Postings'
World News | Reuters | Tuesday May 9, 2017
Facebook must remove postings deemed as hate speech, an Austrian court has ruled, in a legal victory for campaigners who want to force social media companies to combat online "trolling".
Germany Gets Criticised by Web Giants Over Encryption Plans
Associated Press | Friday April 7, 2017
The Internet Society , which represents tech giants, academia and nonprofit organizations, says giving law enforcement "back doors" to break encryption is a bad idea
Germany Threatens Online Giants With EUR 50 Million Hate Speech Fines
Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 6, 2017
"Hate crimes that are not effectively combatted and prosecuted pose a great danger to the peaceful cohesion of a free, open and democratic society," said Merkel's government.
Facebook Should Be Treated as Media Company, Says German Minister
Reuters | Friday November 18, 2016
"In my view they should be treated as media even if they do not correspond to the media concept of television or radio."
Facebook Being Investigated in Germany Over Hate Postings
Reuters | Saturday November 5, 2016
A complaint alleges Facebook broke national laws against hate speech and sedition by failing to remove racist postings.
Germany Conducts Nationwide Raids Over Online Hate Postings
World News | Associated Press | Wednesday July 13, 2016
Authorities in Germany are conducting raids against people suspected of posting hate messages on social media.
Angela Merkel Says Facebook Needs to do More Against Racist Posts
World News | Reuters | Friday September 11, 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Facebook to do more against racist comments and hate posts, in comments due to be published in a regional newspaper on Friday.
US Newsroom Shooting Suspect: Menacing Loner With An Axe To Grind
People | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 30, 2018
Years of threats and hateful posts on social media, a conviction for harassment and a lonely life: investigators were Friday piecing together what drove a 38-year-old suburbanite to murder five people at a community newspaper in Maryland.
Facing Arrest For 'Hate Post' On Women, BJP Leader Gets Relief From Court
Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 22, 2018
Actor-playwright and BJP leader Sve Shekher Venkataraman, who forwarded a misogynistic post about woman journalists, got some relief from the Supreme Court today.
Twitter's Internal Numbers Show It's Getting Less Awful at Fighting Abuse
Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post | Friday July 21, 2017
Twitter has the reputation for being a hotbed for online abuse and for having a lot of trouble containing it.
Facebook Hate Speech Rules Protect 'White Men' but Not 'Black Children': Report
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 29, 2017
Facebook's censorship rules that are meant to prevent hate speech and fake news might be protecting 'White men' over 'Black children', Pro Publica claims in its report.
Facebook Says It Deletes 66,000 Hateful Posts Per Week
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 29, 2017
Facebook made the revelation on Tuesday as part of a series of statements intended to detail its action plan on how it deals with controversial topics like fake news.
Facebook Is Using AI to Make the Social Network a 'Hostile Place for Terrorists'
Reuters | Friday June 16, 2017
Britain's interior ministry welcomed Facebook's efforts but said technology companies needed to go further.
Katrina Kaif's Got Work Done, Model Diandra Soares Implies In Post (Now Deleted)
India News | Tuesday June 13, 2017
Diandra Soares' now-deleted Facebook post about actress Katrina Kaif has caused some disquiet online. Diandra talked about ageing gracefully almost implying that she thinks Katrina's had some work done
Facebook Must Delete 'Hate Postings', Austrian Court Rules
Reuters | Tuesday May 9, 2017
The case - brought by Austria's Green party over insults to its leader - has international ramifications as the court ruled the postings must be deleted across the platform and not just in Austria.
Austrian Court Rules Facebook Must Delete 'Hate Postings'
World News | Reuters | Tuesday May 9, 2017
Facebook must remove postings deemed as hate speech, an Austrian court has ruled, in a legal victory for campaigners who want to force social media companies to combat online "trolling".
Germany Gets Criticised by Web Giants Over Encryption Plans
Associated Press | Friday April 7, 2017
The Internet Society , which represents tech giants, academia and nonprofit organizations, says giving law enforcement "back doors" to break encryption is a bad idea
Germany Threatens Online Giants With EUR 50 Million Hate Speech Fines
Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 6, 2017
"Hate crimes that are not effectively combatted and prosecuted pose a great danger to the peaceful cohesion of a free, open and democratic society," said Merkel's government.
Facebook Should Be Treated as Media Company, Says German Minister
Reuters | Friday November 18, 2016
"In my view they should be treated as media even if they do not correspond to the media concept of television or radio."
Facebook Being Investigated in Germany Over Hate Postings
Reuters | Saturday November 5, 2016
A complaint alleges Facebook broke national laws against hate speech and sedition by failing to remove racist postings.
Germany Conducts Nationwide Raids Over Online Hate Postings
World News | Associated Press | Wednesday July 13, 2016
Authorities in Germany are conducting raids against people suspected of posting hate messages on social media.
Angela Merkel Says Facebook Needs to do More Against Racist Posts
World News | Reuters | Friday September 11, 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Facebook to do more against racist comments and hate posts, in comments due to be published in a regional newspaper on Friday.
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