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Social Media, Artificial Intelligence Fuelling "Worst Human Impulses": United Nations Head
Uncontrolled social media networks and artificial intelligence amplify the worst human impulses, allowing hate speech to spread like wildfire and ignite violence, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday.
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Hate Speech Watchdog To Quit Elon Musk's X Over Updated Terms Of Service
The Center for Countering Digital Hate said on Thursday it would leave Elon Musk-owned social media site X, citing concerns that upcoming changes to the platform's terms of service could hinder the nonprofit's ability to prevail in court battles.
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Alleged Hate Speech On Floods In Manipur Viral, Cops Probing It: Sources
An alleged hate speech video posted by a social media influencer 10 months ago wishing for natural disasters to strike ethnic violence-hit Manipur as "God's vengeance" has gone viral, following which police sources said they are looking into it.
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Elon Musk's X Corp Appeals Dismissal Of Lawsuit Against Anti-Hate Group
Elon Musk's X appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which faulted him for letting hate speech spread on the social media platform once known as Twitter.
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EU Halts Advertising On X Over Amid Alarming Surge In "Hate Speech"
The EU's executive arm said on Friday it had told its services to stop advertising on Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter, after a surge in disinformation and hate speech.
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French Football Investigates 'Hate Speech' By Nice Player
The French Football Federation (FFF) said on Sunday its ethics committee would investigate Nice player Youcef Atal for social media posts containing "calls for violence", linked to the Hamas-Israel conflict
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Elon Musk's X Corp Sues California Over Content Moderation Law
Elon Musk's X Corp sued California on Friday, challenging the constitutionality of a state law establishing new transparency requirements for social media companies, including how they police disinformation, hate speech and extremism.
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Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit After Report Flags Rising Hate Speech On X
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk threatened a new litigation against those asking for curbs on free speech or related to hate speech claims. His remark was in response to a post on X claiming that NGOs are raising more hate speech complaints without merit.
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Elon Musk's X Sues Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech, Disinformation
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday, sued a nonprofit that fights hate speech and disinformation, accusing it of asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform. The lawsuit stems from a media report published in July that stated findings from CCDH's research saying that hate speech h...
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Elon Musk's Twitter Takes Legal Action Against Body That Tracks Hate Speech, Fake News
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday sued a nonprofit that fights hate speech and disinformation, accusing it of asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform.
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YouTube to Stop Removing Content Spreading Misinformation on Past Elections as Part of New Policy
Alphabet's YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to US presidential elections in 2020 and before. "In the current environment, we find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech," Yo...
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Cops Notice Against 8 BJP Workers For "Hateful" Social Media Posts
The Chhattisgarh police has issued notices to eight Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionaries in the Congress-ruled state for allegedly posting hateful content on social media, and asked them to appear before it, an official said.
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Viral Video: "You Just Lied," Elon Musk Tells BBC Reporter In Interview
Twitter CEO Elon Musk accused a BBC journalist of lying when the latter failed to cite examples of hate speech being allowed on the social media platform.
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Koo Updates Content Moderation Features to Block Nudity, Offensive Content
Microblogging platform Koo on Thursday announced the launch of new proactive content moderation features, geared to provide users with a safer social media experience. The new features developed in-house are capable of proactively detecting and blocking any form of nudity or child sexual abuse materials in less than 5 seconds, labelling misinformat...
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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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Social Media, Artificial Intelligence Fuelling "Worst Human Impulses": United Nations Head
Uncontrolled social media networks and artificial intelligence amplify the worst human impulses, allowing hate speech to spread like wildfire and ignite violence, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday.
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Hate Speech Watchdog To Quit Elon Musk's X Over Updated Terms Of Service
The Center for Countering Digital Hate said on Thursday it would leave Elon Musk-owned social media site X, citing concerns that upcoming changes to the platform's terms of service could hinder the nonprofit's ability to prevail in court battles.
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Alleged Hate Speech On Floods In Manipur Viral, Cops Probing It: Sources
An alleged hate speech video posted by a social media influencer 10 months ago wishing for natural disasters to strike ethnic violence-hit Manipur as "God's vengeance" has gone viral, following which police sources said they are looking into it.
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Elon Musk's X Corp Appeals Dismissal Of Lawsuit Against Anti-Hate Group
Elon Musk's X appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which faulted him for letting hate speech spread on the social media platform once known as Twitter.
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EU Halts Advertising On X Over Amid Alarming Surge In "Hate Speech"
The EU's executive arm said on Friday it had told its services to stop advertising on Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter, after a surge in disinformation and hate speech.
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French Football Investigates 'Hate Speech' By Nice Player
The French Football Federation (FFF) said on Sunday its ethics committee would investigate Nice player Youcef Atal for social media posts containing "calls for violence", linked to the Hamas-Israel conflict
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Elon Musk's X Corp Sues California Over Content Moderation Law
Elon Musk's X Corp sued California on Friday, challenging the constitutionality of a state law establishing new transparency requirements for social media companies, including how they police disinformation, hate speech and extremism.
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Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit After Report Flags Rising Hate Speech On X
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk threatened a new litigation against those asking for curbs on free speech or related to hate speech claims. His remark was in response to a post on X claiming that NGOs are raising more hate speech complaints without merit.
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Elon Musk's X Sues Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech, Disinformation
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday, sued a nonprofit that fights hate speech and disinformation, accusing it of asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform. The lawsuit stems from a media report published in July that stated findings from CCDH's research saying that hate speech h...
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Elon Musk's Twitter Takes Legal Action Against Body That Tracks Hate Speech, Fake News
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday sued a nonprofit that fights hate speech and disinformation, accusing it of asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform.
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YouTube to Stop Removing Content Spreading Misinformation on Past Elections as Part of New Policy
Alphabet's YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to US presidential elections in 2020 and before. "In the current environment, we find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech," Yo...
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Cops Notice Against 8 BJP Workers For "Hateful" Social Media Posts
The Chhattisgarh police has issued notices to eight Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionaries in the Congress-ruled state for allegedly posting hateful content on social media, and asked them to appear before it, an official said.
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Viral Video: "You Just Lied," Elon Musk Tells BBC Reporter In Interview
Twitter CEO Elon Musk accused a BBC journalist of lying when the latter failed to cite examples of hate speech being allowed on the social media platform.
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Koo Updates Content Moderation Features to Block Nudity, Offensive Content
Microblogging platform Koo on Thursday announced the launch of new proactive content moderation features, geared to provide users with a safer social media experience. The new features developed in-house are capable of proactively detecting and blocking any form of nudity or child sexual abuse materials in less than 5 seconds, labelling misinformat...
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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.
