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Trump Shooter Posted Violent Content Online As Teen, Says FBI Officer
The man who tried to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have posted violent antisemitic and anti-immigration content online as a teenager, a senior FBI official told a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday.
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Iran Sentences Man To Death Over Online Posts During 2022 Protests
An Iranian court has sentenced a man to death over content he posted online during 2022 protests over the death in custody of an Iranian-Kurdish woman, the judiciary said Tuesday.
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Meta Board To Review How It Handled Violent, Hateful Content On Israel-Hamas War
Meta's independent Oversight Board said on Thursday it will review how the company has handled violent content on its social media platforms in two cases involving hostage-taking and bombing in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Facebook Must Pay Compensation to Rohingyas Over Online Hate Speech Campaign, Amnesty International Says
Facebook must pay compensation to Rohinygas over hate speech that exacerbated violence against the community when they were forced from their homes in Myanmar in 2017, Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday. The NGO said that Facebook, wasn't merely a passive site with insufficient content moderation, and that its algorithms “proacti...
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YouTube, Facebook Commit to Tackling Online Extremism, Educating Younger Users: Report
YouTube, Facebook and Microsoft on Thursday have announced plans to tackle violent content and extremism online. The Alphabet-owned streaming service will educate younger users on identifying misinformation and manipulation tactics, and remove content glorifying violence. Meta will work with researchers, and Microsoft will share a cheaper version o...
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Parler Loses Bid to Require Amazon to Restore Service Following US Capital Violence
A US judge rejected Parler's demand that Amazon restore web hosting services for the social media platform, that Amazon had cut off following the January 6 storming of the US Capitol.
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New Zealand PM Steps Up Fight Against Extremist Online Content
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced more funding and support on Monday to target violent extremist content online, just months after an alleged white supremacist livestreamed a massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.
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Shooting Outside German Synagogue Livestreamed, Viewed By About 2,200
Just weeks after a broad effort announced by tech platforms to curb the spread of violent content, a video of Wednesday's deadly shooting in the German city of Halle was posted online, where it was seen by some 2,200 people.
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Facebook, Google, Twitter Vow to Step Up Fight Against Online Extremism in Wake of Christchurch Massacre
Major tech firms pledged to come up with new measures for stamping out violent extremist content on the Internet.
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India Joins Global Fight In Action Against Online Extremism
In a bid to join the global fight against violent extremist content, India joined an initiative that calls for action to eliminate such content online.
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Trump Shooter Posted Violent Content Online As Teen, Says FBI Officer
The man who tried to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have posted violent antisemitic and anti-immigration content online as a teenager, a senior FBI official told a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday.
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Iran Sentences Man To Death Over Online Posts During 2022 Protests
An Iranian court has sentenced a man to death over content he posted online during 2022 protests over the death in custody of an Iranian-Kurdish woman, the judiciary said Tuesday.
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Meta Board To Review How It Handled Violent, Hateful Content On Israel-Hamas War
Meta's independent Oversight Board said on Thursday it will review how the company has handled violent content on its social media platforms in two cases involving hostage-taking and bombing in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Facebook Must Pay Compensation to Rohingyas Over Online Hate Speech Campaign, Amnesty International Says
Facebook must pay compensation to Rohinygas over hate speech that exacerbated violence against the community when they were forced from their homes in Myanmar in 2017, Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday. The NGO said that Facebook, wasn't merely a passive site with insufficient content moderation, and that its algorithms “proacti...
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YouTube, Facebook Commit to Tackling Online Extremism, Educating Younger Users: Report
YouTube, Facebook and Microsoft on Thursday have announced plans to tackle violent content and extremism online. The Alphabet-owned streaming service will educate younger users on identifying misinformation and manipulation tactics, and remove content glorifying violence. Meta will work with researchers, and Microsoft will share a cheaper version o...
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Parler Loses Bid to Require Amazon to Restore Service Following US Capital Violence
A US judge rejected Parler's demand that Amazon restore web hosting services for the social media platform, that Amazon had cut off following the January 6 storming of the US Capitol.
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New Zealand PM Steps Up Fight Against Extremist Online Content
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced more funding and support on Monday to target violent extremist content online, just months after an alleged white supremacist livestreamed a massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.
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Shooting Outside German Synagogue Livestreamed, Viewed By About 2,200
Just weeks after a broad effort announced by tech platforms to curb the spread of violent content, a video of Wednesday's deadly shooting in the German city of Halle was posted online, where it was seen by some 2,200 people.
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Facebook, Google, Twitter Vow to Step Up Fight Against Online Extremism in Wake of Christchurch Massacre
Major tech firms pledged to come up with new measures for stamping out violent extremist content on the Internet.
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India Joins Global Fight In Action Against Online Extremism
In a bid to join the global fight against violent extremist content, India joined an initiative that calls for action to eliminate such content online.
