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EU threatens harsher rules, penalties on hate speech after Facebook meeting
A top EU official for digital policy warned Monday that big tech companies could face tougher rules and penalties in Europe if they failed to ... Digital -
France says social media platforms will still sign hate speech pledge
France said it was optimistic that US-based social media platforms including Facebook and Snapchat would still sign a pledge to fight online hate ... Digital -
French MPs back bill giving online platforms 24 hours to remove hate speech
French MPs on Thursday backed a bill giving online platforms just 24 hours to remove hate speech or face hefty fines, the latest initiative in Europe ... Digital -
YouTube to ban ‘hateful,’ ‘supremacist’ videos
YouTube said on Wednesday it would ban videos that promote or glorify racism and discrimination as well as those denying well-documented violent ... Digital -
Farrakhan says he doesn’t hate Jewish people
Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan said on Thursday that despite assertions by Facebook when it banned him from its platform, he is not a ... Variety -
Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones for hate speech
After years of pressure to crack down on extremist content, Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and others, saying they violated its ban ... Digital -
UN chief launches global push against hate speech
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday launched a new global strategy to combat hate speech, a growing scourge he said has ... World News -
Facebook bans Myanmar army chief, others in unprecedented move
Facebook said on Monday it was removing several Myanmar military officials from the social media website and an Instagram account to prevent the ... Digital -
Snapchat joins EU group fighting hate speech
Snapchat has agreed to join an EU-sponsored group of US internet giants to combat hate speech and online extremism, EU officials said on ... Digital -
PROFILE: Who is Germany’s next FM? Meet anti-Nazi crusader Heiko Maas
Germany’s designated next foreign minister Heiko Maas is a sharp dresser with a steely edge, who has become the nemesis of far-right and online ... Features -
Twitter begins enforcing rules on ‘hateful, abusive’ content
Twitter said it began enforcing new rules Monday aimed at filtering out “hateful” and “abusive” content on the social network ... Digital -
Facebook bans white nationalist’s accounts over hate speech
Facebook has banned the Facebook and Instagram accounts of a white nationalist who attended the rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that ended in ... Digital -
Spray can stunt prompts Twitter to act on hateful tweets
An angry artist has managed to get Twitter to remove hateful tweets - after writing them out in spray paint in front of the company’s German ... Digital -
German parliament backs plan to fine social media over hate speech
The German parliament approved a plan on Friday to fine social media networks up to $57 million if they fail to remove hateful postings promptly, ... Digital -
UK to question Google after adverts appear alongside extremist videos
Britain on Friday will question executives from Google over why adverts marketing the government’s services were appearing alongside videos ... Digital -
Online hate: Facebook, other social media may face German action
Justice Minister Maas says he would decide on next steps after government study was completed in March, could not rule out legal measures Digital -
UK lawmakers: social media giants ‘failing’ to stop hate speech
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube should hire more people to monitor hate speech and material inciting violence Digital -
Twitter revises policy banning threats and abuse
Policy says Twitter will suspend any user that engages in ‘hateful conduct’ or whose ‘primary purpose is inciting harm towards others’ Digital -
Pakistani jailed for 13 years for Facebook ‘hate speech’
Saqlain Haidar was jailed for ‘posting hateful material against companions of the Prophet of Islam on Facebook’ Digital -
‘Killing Arabs’ message sparks outrage against promoted tweets
Online users were angered by a tweet that read: “My fellow Jews the time to start killing Arabs is NOW” Digital -
German immigrant journalists fight racism with unusual show
The show explores the growing rancor against Muslims in Germany Print -
Saudi Arabia's hate preachers must be silenced
We must work harder to preserve our security and stability and strive to achieve greater prosperity Middle East -
Australian PM orders crackdown on visas for radical preachers
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said hate preachers would now be "red-carded" during the visa process World News -
British hate preacher managed London strip club
In his U.S. terror trial, Abu Hamza described working in the club as a means to ‘make money and enjoy myself’ Middle East
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