Hate Speech

CAA Effect? Big Jump In Hate Speech Amid Protests Against Law

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Wednesday January 15, 2020

The massive campaign by the government to defend the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has witnessed a surge in hate speeches.

Case Against Akbaruddin Owaisi Over Alleged Hate Speech: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 22, 2019

A case has been registered against AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi based on a court order on a private complaint that accused him of making hate speech at a public meeting in Karimnagar in Telangana in July this year, police said on Friday.

Facebook a 'Megaphone for Hate' Against Indian Minorities: Campaign Group

Reuters | Thursday October 31, 2019

Facebook is failing to rein in a "tsunami" of hate posts inflaming ethnic tensions in India's Assam state, campaign group Avaaz said on Wednesday, with content about "criminals", "rapists", "terrorists" and "dogs" shared almost 100,000 times.

Nawaz Sharif's Son-In-Law Granted Bail In Hate Speech Case

World News | ANI | Wednesday October 30, 2019

A Pakistani court on Wednesday approved the bail plea of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law, Captain (retired) Muhammad Safdar in a hate speech case.

Rules To Regulate Social Media By January 15: Centre To Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday October 22, 2019

New rules to regulate hate speech, fake news, defamatory posts and anti-national activities on social media will be finalised by January 15, the government told the Supreme Court today. The top court also transferred all cases pending at the Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh High Courts, concerning a demand for sharing of decrypted data of social m...

New Rules For Social Media In 3 Months, Centre Tells Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday October 21, 2019

There has been an exponential increase in hate speech, fake news, defamatory posts and anti-national activities on social media platforms, the centre told the Supreme Court today, arguing for greater control over the internet

Plan To Kill Hindu Group Leader Kamlesh Tiwari Made 2 Months Ago: Police

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 19, 2019

The plan to execute former Hindu Mahasabha President Kamlesh Tiwari was made about two months ago by the detained accused over the hate speech given by him, officials said today.

TikTok Brings in Ex-US Congressmen to Review Content Policies

Reuters | Wednesday October 16, 2019

TikTok will bring in an external group comprising former US congressmen to review and advise on its content moderation policies including on child safety, misinformation and hate speech

Facebook Suffers Legal Blow in EU Court Over Hate Speech

Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 3, 2019

Facebook on Wednesday was dealt a major blow in the EU's top court, which ruled that national courts in Europe can order online platforms to remove defamatory content worldwide.

Facebook Suffers Legal Blow In European Union Over Hate Speech

World News | AFP | Thursday October 3, 2019

Facebook on Wednesday was dealt a major blow in the EU's top court, which said that national courts in Europe can order online platforms to remove defamatory content worldwide.

Imran Khan's Nuke Remark "Brinkmanship, Not Statesmanship": India At UN

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday September 28, 2019

India's Vidisha Maitra, in a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan Prime Minister's speech at the United Nations General Assembly, today said that Imran Khan's threat of unleashing nuclear devastation "qualifies as brinkmanship not statesmanship".

"Pak Can Choose To Stoop Low, We Will Soar High": India Ahead Of UN Meet

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 20, 2019

India will soar high even if Pakistan chooses to "stoop low" at the high-level UN General Assembly session next week, India's top envoy to the United Nations has asserted, warning that Islamabad may want to mainstream hate speech after normalising terrorism in the past.

Zakir Naik, Wanted In India, Banned From Making Speeches In Malaysia

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is wanted by India over allegations of terror-related activities and inciting extremism through hate speeches, has been banned from giving speeches in Malaysia

Malaysia To Question Zakir Naik For Comments Against Malaysian Hindus

World News | Reuters | Friday August 16, 2019

Malaysian authorities will summon controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for questioning after he allegedly made racially sensitive remarks in the multi-ethnic nation, the government said on Thursday.

Two Complaints Filed In Courts Accusing Akbaruddin Owaisi Of "Hate Speech"

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 2, 2019

Two complaints were filed against AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi in courts in Hyderabad and Karimnagar, accusing him of making "hate" speech last month.