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Facebook, X and YouTube to Do More Against Online Hate Speech, EU Says
Meta's Facebook, Elon Musk's X, Google's YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech. Compliance with the updated code could impact regulators' enforcement of the Act, EU officials said.
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"No Hate Politics, No Looking Back": Actor Vijay's Political Splash
Tamil actor Vijay took on the state's ruling DMK in his first political speech at the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam rally, saying one family is looting the state through underhand dealing. The mega meet of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam earlier today, marke
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WhatsApp Banned Around 37 Lakh User Accounts in India in December 2022, Slightly Lower Than November
WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 36.77 lakh accounts in India in December, marginally lower than the number of accounts it barred in the preceding month. The banned WhatsApp accounts in India include 13.89 lakh accounts which were barred proactively before being flagged by users.
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"Considering Behaviour Of New Owner...": Political Party Leaves Twitter
Slovenia's ruling Freedom Movement party (GS) said Saturday it had decided to stop using Twitter over concerns the social network was being used to spread fake news and hate speech.
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Elon Musk Should Testify to EU Parliament After Twitter Takeover, Lawmaker Says
Elon Musk should come to the European Parliament to reassure lawmakers that Twitter won't become a platform that threatens democracy, a lawmaker said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the EU’s internal market commissioner has warned Musk that he will have to follow the EU’s rules, most notably the Digital Services Act that requires companies to take down...
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No Intention of Shutting Facebook Down, Kenyan Ministers Say After Watchdog’s Ultimatum Over Hate Speech
Facebook received support from Kenyan ministers after the country’s watchdog, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) accused the service of failing to tackle hate speech and incitement on the platform ahead of the national elections and gave it 7 days to comply with rules on hate speech. Kenya’s ICT minister Joe Mucheru said th...
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4 Days After One 'Hate Speech', Another UP BJP MLA's Video Emerges
Four days after a BJP MLA in Uttar Pradesh, which is in the midst of an election, faced a police case over a hate speech littered with anti-Muslims slurs, a video of a similarly offensive speech by another MLA from the ruling party is circulating.
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Twitter Must Reveal Measures on Online Hate, French Court Rules
A Paris court ruled that Twitter must reveal its measures for fighting hate speech, in one of several cases thrashing out whether the French justice system has jurisdiction over the US social media giant.
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Asaduddin Owaisi Slams BJP, Congress Over "Dharma Sansad" Hate Speech
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed both Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress over the issue of alleged hate speeches delivered in 'dharma sansad' (religious council) in the states ruled by the two parties.
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"No One Has That Power...": Facebook India Head On BJP Hate Speech Row
Facebook enforces its policies in a non-partisan, objective manner, the chief of the company's India operations told NDTV on Friday, rejecting reports that had said a top executive had vetoed action against a leader of the ruling BJP responsible for
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Facebook Rules on Hate Speech Struck Down by Top German Court for Not Informing User Before Blocking Account
A top German court has ruled that Facebook acted illegally in taking down racist posts and blocking the account of their author because the social network failed to inform the user or give a reason for shutting them down.
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Twitter Ordered by French Court to Provide Details on What It Is Doing to Tackle Hate Speech
A French court has ordered Twitter to provide clear details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech, according to a court judgment, after several French lobby groups had asked Twitter to clamp down more on hateful content.
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Twitter Expands Hate Speech Rules to Include Race, Ethnicity and National Origin
Twitter expanded its policy barring hateful speech to include "language that dehumanises people on the basis of race, ethnicity and national origin," it said in a statement.
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Facebook Bans US Ads That Call Voting Fraud Widespread or Election Invalid
Facebook on Wednesday banned ads on its website and Instagram that claim widespread voting fraud, suggest US election results would be invalid, or attack any method of voting.
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"No Coercive Action": Delhi Assembly To Top Court On Facebook Executive
The Delhi assembly's peace committee that is looking into alleged misapplication of Facebook's anti-hate speech rules during the February riots in the national capital has deferred its meeting, after the Supreme Court ordered it not to take coercive action against the social media giant's top executive in India.
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Facebook, X and YouTube to Do More Against Online Hate Speech, EU Says
Meta's Facebook, Elon Musk's X, Google's YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech. Compliance with the updated code could impact regulators' enforcement of the Act, EU officials said.
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"No Hate Politics, No Looking Back": Actor Vijay's Political Splash
Tamil actor Vijay took on the state's ruling DMK in his first political speech at the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam rally, saying one family is looting the state through underhand dealing. The mega meet of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam earlier today, marke
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WhatsApp Banned Around 37 Lakh User Accounts in India in December 2022, Slightly Lower Than November
WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 36.77 lakh accounts in India in December, marginally lower than the number of accounts it barred in the preceding month. The banned WhatsApp accounts in India include 13.89 lakh accounts which were barred proactively before being flagged by users.
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"Considering Behaviour Of New Owner...": Political Party Leaves Twitter
Slovenia's ruling Freedom Movement party (GS) said Saturday it had decided to stop using Twitter over concerns the social network was being used to spread fake news and hate speech.
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Elon Musk Should Testify to EU Parliament After Twitter Takeover, Lawmaker Says
Elon Musk should come to the European Parliament to reassure lawmakers that Twitter won't become a platform that threatens democracy, a lawmaker said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the EU’s internal market commissioner has warned Musk that he will have to follow the EU’s rules, most notably the Digital Services Act that requires companies to take down...
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No Intention of Shutting Facebook Down, Kenyan Ministers Say After Watchdog’s Ultimatum Over Hate Speech
Facebook received support from Kenyan ministers after the country’s watchdog, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) accused the service of failing to tackle hate speech and incitement on the platform ahead of the national elections and gave it 7 days to comply with rules on hate speech. Kenya’s ICT minister Joe Mucheru said th...
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4 Days After One 'Hate Speech', Another UP BJP MLA's Video Emerges
Four days after a BJP MLA in Uttar Pradesh, which is in the midst of an election, faced a police case over a hate speech littered with anti-Muslims slurs, a video of a similarly offensive speech by another MLA from the ruling party is circulating.
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Twitter Must Reveal Measures on Online Hate, French Court Rules
A Paris court ruled that Twitter must reveal its measures for fighting hate speech, in one of several cases thrashing out whether the French justice system has jurisdiction over the US social media giant.
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Asaduddin Owaisi Slams BJP, Congress Over "Dharma Sansad" Hate Speech
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed both Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress over the issue of alleged hate speeches delivered in 'dharma sansad' (religious council) in the states ruled by the two parties.
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"No One Has That Power...": Facebook India Head On BJP Hate Speech Row
Facebook enforces its policies in a non-partisan, objective manner, the chief of the company's India operations told NDTV on Friday, rejecting reports that had said a top executive had vetoed action against a leader of the ruling BJP responsible for
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Facebook Rules on Hate Speech Struck Down by Top German Court for Not Informing User Before Blocking Account
A top German court has ruled that Facebook acted illegally in taking down racist posts and blocking the account of their author because the social network failed to inform the user or give a reason for shutting them down.
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Twitter Ordered by French Court to Provide Details on What It Is Doing to Tackle Hate Speech
A French court has ordered Twitter to provide clear details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech, according to a court judgment, after several French lobby groups had asked Twitter to clamp down more on hateful content.
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Twitter Expands Hate Speech Rules to Include Race, Ethnicity and National Origin
Twitter expanded its policy barring hateful speech to include "language that dehumanises people on the basis of race, ethnicity and national origin," it said in a statement.
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Facebook Bans US Ads That Call Voting Fraud Widespread or Election Invalid
Facebook on Wednesday banned ads on its website and Instagram that claim widespread voting fraud, suggest US election results would be invalid, or attack any method of voting.
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"No Coercive Action": Delhi Assembly To Top Court On Facebook Executive
The Delhi assembly's peace committee that is looking into alleged misapplication of Facebook's anti-hate speech rules during the February riots in the national capital has deferred its meeting, after the Supreme Court ordered it not to take coercive action against the social media giant's top executive in India.
