FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGoogle Google Doubles Down on Deceiving Customers About Its Political Manipulationtheepochtimes.com - Petr Svab After multiple sources corroborated the longstanding accusation that Google stealthily infuses its political preferences into its products, the …
Cory Baileyadded this to Apple/Big CompaniesPropaganda Congress grills social media executivesFox NewsHouse Homeland Security Committee members take executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google to task for allowing hate speech, terrorist propaganda and altered videos to go viral on their platforms; Gillian
VICEReddit Reddit Quarantined r/The_Donald for ‘Threats of Violence’VICE - Caroline HaskinsReddit placed a quarantine on the pro-Donald Trump subreddit for “threats of violence against police and public officials.” Users must now go through a warning portal before accessing the subreddit. Reddit
Christine Gritmonadded this to #MWM 6/26/19YouTube YouTube Might Start Hiding Its Comments SectionThe Daily Beast - Taylor Hatmaker In a software tweak first spotted by a developer forum, YouTube is toying with eliminating the comments section that accompanies videos on its mobile …
KQEDadded this to KQEDGoogle Google Won't Be Kicked Out of SF Pride — Despite Petition by its Own Employeeskqed.org - Sonja Hutson Organizers of the San Francisco Pride Parade said Wednesday that Google will remain a participant, despite employees of the tech giant asking for the …
Associated PressHate Crimes Tech giants face questions on hate speech going into debatesAssociated Press - By MARCY GORDONWASHINGTON (AP) — Executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter faced questioning by a House panel Wednesday on their efforts to stanch terrorist content and viral misinformation on their social media platforms.
jcrueadded this to jcrue's newsConservative View Pakistan Presses U.N. to Ban Islam Criticism. | Human Eventshumanevents.com - John Rossomando Pakistan wants the help of the United Nations to impose Islamic speech codes worldwide. This could also give further rationale for social media …
Independent Mediaadded this to IOL NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCensorship VIDEO: #DonaldTrump accuses 'terrible' Twitter of censoring conservatives | IOL Newsiol.co.za - AFP US President Donald Trump accused Twitter on Wednesday of censoring him, alleging the social media platform was making it hard for him to get his …
Cory Baileyadded this to Apple/Big CompaniesJewish Culture YouTube ‘mistakenly’ takes down anti-Shoah denial videothejc.com - Ben Weich YouTube has reinstated a video denouncing antisemitism and Holocaust denial having initially removed it for violating its hate speech policy. The …
Julius Malema The enemy is not sleeping, says Malema after his Twitter bio gets reportedcitizen.co.za - Citizen reporter Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema took to Twitter early on Thursday morning to post a screenshot showing that someone had reported …
TNWadded this to FacebookHate Crimes Swedish court fines Facebook group admin for failing to delete hate speechTNW - Cara CurtisPatrik Markström, an administrator of the Facebook group “Stå Upp För Sverige” (Stand Up For Sweden), has been fined by a Swedish court for not regulating and deleting eight “grossly offensive comments”
Whoopi Goldberg Meghan McCain explodes after Whoopi Goldberg compares US record on LGBT rights to Iranrawstory.com - Travis Gettys Meghan McCain slammed Iran for its treatment of LGBT people, and she lashed out when Whoopi Goldberg reminded her of the Republican Party’s …
U.S. Politics 'Same level as terrorism': Facebook to give info of hate speech suspects to French courtswashingtonexaminer.com - John Gage France's Secretary of State for the Digital Sector Cédric O announced that Facebook will be giving to French judges the data of those suspected of …
Fortuneadded this to TechTech Industry San Francisco Pride Refuses to Ban Google From Its Parade, But Says They 'Must Do More'Fortune - Alyssa Newcomb San Francisco Pride organizers say they won’t ban Google from the annual Pride Parade on Sunday, despite receiving a letter signed by almost 100 …
Futurismadded this to FuturismFacebook Facebook to Identify Hate Speech-Spouting Users for Francefuturism.com - Kristin Houser The social media giant had previously given French courts data, such as IP addresses, to help them identify users suspected of carrying out terrorist …
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesYouTube YouTube update will give you more control over recommendationsTNW - Ravie LakshmananFirst, the Google-owned video service is rolling out topics and related videos on its homepage and under its “Up Next” tab. Second, it is giving users the ability to remove suggestions from channels they
Technology Policy Get to Know CDT’s Fellows: Aleksandra Kuczerawy - Center for Democracy & Technologycdt.org - Brian Wesolowski Aleksandra Kuczerawy is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for IT and IP at KU Leuven, Belgium. She is also one of CDT’s non-resident Fellows, …
USA TODAYadded this to TechnologyFrance Facebook to help French police crack down on hate speechUSA TODAYPARIS — Facebook is agreeing to help French police identify hate-speech suspects, in what the French government is celebrating as a global first. France's digital affairs minister, Cedric O, said that
Cory Baileyadded this to Apple/Big CompaniesFacebook New York comptroller urges changes at Facebooksyracuse.com - The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding big changes in corporate …
The Staradded this to LifeKids How to talk to young kids if they ask about ‘transitioning’ and ‘coming out’ | The Starthestar.com - Common Sense Media First, take a deep breath. When you’re in unfamiliar territory, it’s easy to over-explain and complicate things. Your child most likely is curious …
Bloombergadded this to BloombergFacebook Facebook Takes an Insubstantial Step on Hate Speech: Alex WebbBloomberg - Alex Webb France is making a big song and dance about Facebook Inc. agreeing to hand over information that identifies users who post hate speech. On one level, …
United Nations Tackle ‘tsunami of hatred’ across the world urges Guterres, to counter anti-Semitism, racism and intoleranceun.org - news.un.org The UN chief was speaking at an event organized by the President of the General Assembly in New York on the Challenges of Teaching Tolerance and …
António GuterresLaunch of the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech - Opening speeches (UN Secretary-General António Guterres andun.org - webtv.un.org Opening speeches at the Informal briefing by the Secretary-General on the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech. The Strategy and Plan of …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRacism“Combating Anti-Semitism and other Forms of Racism and Hate: The Challenges of Teaching Tolerance and Respect in the Digitalun.org - www.un.org Last year, I visited Auschwitz – and the experience still moves me deeply. As we begin to think about lifelong learning in the context of the 2030 …
Forbesadded this to BusinessHate Crimes Facebook To Identify Hate Speech Suspects In FranceForbes - Emma WoollacottFacebook has for the first time agreed to hand over the identities of users suspected of posting hate speech, following talks with French officials. While the company has for a long time been willing share
TNWadded this to TNW - All StoriesFacebook Facebook will share data on hate speech suspects with French governmentTNW - Ravie LakshmananFacebook has agreed to hand over identifying information on French users suspected of using hate speech on its platform, making it the first deal of its kind between the social media giant and a government.
VICEHate Crimes Cities With More Hateful Tweets Have More Hate Crimes, Study Finds - VICEVICE - Madeleine GregoryHigh levels of race-based discrimination online correlates with offline violence in cities across America, new study finds. Hate speech on social media has long been considered an internet problem, one
Liberal View ‘He should be hospitalized’: Internet stunned after Trump goes off on completely incoherent Mt Rushmore rantrawstory.com - Eric W. Dolan President Donald Trump was asked on Tuesday whether his face should appear on Mount Rushmore along with other major American presidents. “If I answer …
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) As the wildfire of hate speech spreads, fighting it must be a job for everybodyThe Guardian - António GuterresTo those who insist on using fear to divide communities, we must say: diversity is a richness, never a threat António Guterres A menacing wave of intolerance and hate-based violence is targeting worshippers
Ken Yeungadded this to FYISteven Crowder Google Workers Petition SF Pride to Exclude Company From ParadeBloomberg - Josh Eidelson Almost 100 Google employees are urging the organizer of this weekend’s San Francisco Pride parade to kick the company out of the celebration, …
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