EU Commission to criminalize gender-based hate speech
The EU Commission will propose extending the list of ‘EU crimes’ to allow EU to criminalize gender-based hate speech and
Survey shows IT companies acts slow against hate speech
IT companies have become less efficient in removing illegal hate speech online, according to a survey by the European Commission
Trying to stop hateful content on video-sharing platforms
A third of people using video-sharing platforms (VSP) say they have witnessed or experienced hateful content; a quarter claim they’ve
Social media giants offer a ‘safe space for racists’ – report
Social media giants have largely failed to tackle antisemitism and enforce their own community guidelines against hate speech, offering as
Top German court tells Facebook to reinstate removed posts
A German federal court has ruled that Facebook acted illegally in taking down racist posts and blocking the account of
French court forces Twitter to reveal its moderation measures
Twitter has been instructed by a French court to provide clear details on what the company is doing to get
Major brands funding (unintentionally) hate speech
Asian stereotypes, conspiracy theories over the origins of COVID-19, and offensive terminology against Asian American people are thriving in digital
Study of content removed from social media
Eight in ten of more than 3.3 billion pieces of content removed from seven social media platforms are either spam,
Facebook to offer content controls for advertisers
Advertisers have criticized platforms like Facebook for not keeping the house clean from toxic content like racism and hate speech