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Twitter Turns Bitter as “Chief Twit” Musk Rolls Out the Welcome Mat for Hate
Within hours of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter as self-anointed “Chief Twit” with promises of a platform that would be “warm and welcoming to all” and…
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Christianity
Researchers and Religious Figures Call for Social Media Changes to Tackle Hate Groups
Measures need to be taken to both identify and end hate speech online. It’s been less than a week since the violent shootings in El Paso,…
Religion News
Twitter Updates Rules Against Hateful Conduct
Twitter will remove tweets dehumanizing religious groups Twitter announced that it would soon update its policy against hateful conduct. In their message, the social media giant…
Judaism
YouTube to Remove Videos Containing Supremacist Content
YouTube is placing stricter restrictions on the type of content available on its platform YouTube made an important announcement on its blog. The service stated that…
Judaism
Almost 30 Percent of anti-Semitic Tweets Come from Bots
Anti-Defamation League reports accounts repeating tweets against Jews are most likely bots. According to the Anti-Defamation League, almost 30 percent of Twitter’s anti-Semitic posts in the…
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Civil Rights Groups Intensify Calls to Stop Online Hate Speech
K-Screen Shots is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Activists want to end the spread of hate online. Civil Rights Groups throughout the United States are calling…
Celebrity
Mark Zuckerberg Defends Right of Holocaust Deniers to Post on Facebook; Issues Statement to Clarify
Facebook will just move hate content down in the News Feed In an interview with Recode, Mark Zuckerberg landed himself in hot water when he tried…
Islam
London Mayor Addresses Hate Speech during SXSW Talk
Sadiq Khan shows the need for curbing hate speech SXSW or South by Southwest Festival is mostly regarded by the general public as a music event,…
Judaism
Anti-Semitism Has Risen to Historic Levels in America
ADL says the prevailing political climate has enabled hate to increase. New York City-headquartered Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has reported a staggering 57 percent jump in anti-Semitic…
Christianity
UK Politicians Want To Ban Evangelical Franklin Graham
Graham is Coming For A Speech, accused of spreading hate A number of United Kingdom Members of Parliament, along with many individuals in civil British society…
Christianity
Anger Over Allowing Muslim Prayer Rooms in Ontario Schools
Maximum flak from right wing Canadian groups Ontario’s Peel District School Board is now a flashpoint on the issue of Muslim prayers being allowed in school.[/tweetit]…
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Facebook Pushes To Crack Down on Hate Speech
Facebook moves forward on hate speech crackdown; hires 3,000 In a current series termed as Hard Questions, Facebook staff and management have been explaining to the…