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As Russian and Ukrainian tensions have boiled over in recent months, Russia's media scrutiny is giving them the first victory without firing a shot. Over the past few months, Russia has increased its level of aggression towards Ukraine.…

Several Supreme Court verdicts underline the damage caused to social harmony by such remarks The apparent delay in bringing criminal charges against perpetrators of hate speech in Haridwar and Delhi is despite Supreme Court rulings…

Video footage shows a PSNI officer citing "hate speech" before arresting Ryan Williamson, 44, in Larne in August, which he said was due to his stance against homosexuality. He was released 30 minutes later pending a report to prosecutors.…

A the man receives a call from a policeman. He is told that although he did nothing criminal his social media posts offended someone, so the police recorded them as a non-criminal hate incident that can show up on criminal record…

Do existing laws cover inflammatory and provocative speech? Should we toughen up the provisions? The story so far: A recent religious conclave held in Haridwar was the scene of inflammatory and provocative speeches by Hindutva…

And Hatewatch can reveal that Chthonic Software, whose leaders recently moved from Calgary, Alberta to Turkey, has so far been able to run its Entropy platform using the infrastructure provided by the platform. Microsoft's Azure cloud…

Closing argument on December 9 in the Chinese Association (TCA) hate speech case ended a crucial part of a long legal challenge to resolve harm, hatred, freedoms and consequences in a racially divided South Africa. The case began in the…

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The independent board that oversees Facebook's parent company Meta is once again urging the social media giant to be more transparent about its content moderation decisions. the Facebook Supervisory…

“We refuse to touch the Palestinian school curriculum. " Abdallah al-AttarSince starting as an English teacher four years ago with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA, Ahmed has!-->>-->!-->>-->…

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) - Tensions have risen during school board meetings in the region.On Monday evening, the problems in two of these districts could reach a climax. Debates are expected at the Tredyffrin / Easttown School Board and…

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A historic civil lawsuit opens Tuesday as part of the federal lawsuit against the organizers of the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The case seeks to hold two dozen leaders of white supremacist and extremist…

The tech industry "needs regulation" because it shouldn't be left alone to make the rules on issues such as harmful online content, a Facebook official said.Monika Bickert, vice president of content policy at Facebook, believes that…

of highly educated-but-apparently-weak-common-sense department A college did something stupid and unconstitutional. Not that surprisingly. The answer either, from Adam Steinbaugh and FIRE (Foundation for Rights in Education).…

South Africa has been ravaged by colonialism, apartheid and white supremacy for centuries. Universities and higher education were tools of white supremacy and exclusion during colonial and apartheid times, with universities and academics…

Wayne State officials have decided not to prosecute the LaRouche organization following recent…

Rappler CEO and Editor-in-Chief Maria Ressa is escorted by police after posting bail at the Pasig Regional Magistrates' Court in Pasig City, Philippines, March 29, 2019. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez / File PhotoMANILA, Oct. 9 (Reuters) - Nobel…

Update: "White House: NC Lieutenant Governor Robinson's Anti-LGBTQ Comments Are 'Disgusting' and 'Spread Hate'" A state senator has said Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson should step down for calling homosexuality and transgender "filth."…

LONDON: For a platform with at least 2.91 billion "friends", Facebook has made a lot of enemies recently, even within its own ranks. Once again this week, former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testified…

Editorial Note: This story includes images that readers may find extremely offensive and hurtful. There was a heated discussion about sharing these images, and a deep concern to respect those most affected by them.…

This column is the opinion of Ilan Kogan, a Canadian JD / MBA student at Yale Law School and Harvard Business School. For more information on CBC Opinion Section, please consult the Faq. The Canadian government is considering new rules…

Ronnie Marmo as Lenny Bruce. LOS ANGELES - In what is the most ironic twist I've…

Breadcrumb Links Opinion New Local News Chroniclers "The right to freedom of expression and open debate are not without limits": resolution ahead of Bar's annual general meeting poised to subject contentious…

Naseeruddin Shah ko gussa kyun aata hai? Lots of reasons. In no particular order, its pet peeves include the hypocrisy of parallel cinema, the mediocrity of Hindi films, Bollywood's sycophancy towards the powers that be, a tense…

Around the same time last year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to prioritize dealing with a pandemic over calling for politically opportunistic elections to strengthen his party's power. in Parliament. "I!-->!-->…

MOSCOW - Apple and Google have removed an app to coordinate the protest vote in this weekend's Russian elections in the country on Friday, a blow to opponents of President Vladimir V. Putin and a demonstration of the limits of Silicon…

Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila said that combating hate speech and disinformation has become the responsibility of all major stakeholders, especially parliaments around the world, as the negative consequences of…

Mitigating the impact of online extremism has proven to be a difficult task for companies wishing to protect freedom of expression.Social media companies have struggled to moderate hate speech and adapt to changes in the way white…

A Delhi court last week rejected an application for early bail for one of the defendants in the Jantar Mantar hate slogans case, saying India was not a Taliban state and the rule of the law was the "governing sacrosanct…

"When I was a kid I was shy." - Ira Glasser, longtime president of the American Civil Liberties Union, to…

LAHORE: The cybercrime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) briefly detained two journalists on Saturday for uploading content to their YouTube channels allegedly "against the military, justice and women."The two journalists, who…

For a government that is spending so much political capital to denounce attacks on free speech by the "awake", a new law to drive a pin into the heart of free speech legislation seems a strange coup du comes out. Yet…

Social media companies are barely lifting a finger at police anti-Semitism on their platforms, researchers said of an international digital watchdog charge in an explosive report released last month. The Center for Countering…

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CITY OF ULSTER, NY - City Council members seek to uphold the rights of a city resident to demonstrate their contempt for President Joseph Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and State Governor Andrew Cuomo without that it involves…

Breadcrumb Links New Canada Judge found New Westminster erred in canceling contract with church to rent ballroom because one of the event's hosts was an LGBTQ advocate Author of the article: Anja Karadeglija…

Sky News analyzed 99 accounts implicated in racist abuse against England players Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford on social media. The accounts, which were identified by…

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NEW DELHI (AP) - It started in February with a tweet from pop star Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handling of massive farmer protests near the capital, damaging an already troubled…

“Incitement to violence” should not be the only threshold to define hate speech in New Zealand, writes Eddie Clark.The regulation of hate speech is difficult to master. As media law scholar Steven!--break-->…

Hate speech is proliferating online, and governments, regulators and social media companies are struggling to keep pace with their efforts to combat it. Again this week, the racist abuse of black English soccer players on Facebook…

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i (left) with IG Hillary Mutyambai. Interior CS Fred Matiang'i said the government has put measures in place to ensure Kenyans have peaceful elections. He added that a multi-agency team had been formed to,…

Anti-Muslim hate speech expressed on the Internet is as dangerous as attacks in the streets, according to a study conducted by the Council of Europe.The study, carried out by Daniel Holtgen, director of communications,…

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo / George HeardThe article was first published by the Democracy ProjectNOTICE:During last year's election campaign, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern raised her eyebrows when she blithely told reporters she…

Last year, Mila, a French teenager, became the center of a cultural and political storm after posting condemnations of Islam on social media. Although the right to blaspheme is legal in France, she quickly became the target of…

Breadcrumb Links NP Comment The Jewish community in particular (but certainly not exclusively) has been victimized online beyond measure Author of the article: Avi Benlolo Release date : Jul 02, 2021…

Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at a press conference in Wellington on June 28.…

People attend a rally against racism and violence against Asian Americans in Flushing, New York, United States on March 27, 2021 (Photo: Xinhua)Editor's Note:Since the start of the pandemic, discrimination against Asian Americans has…

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It has been five years since Japan's hate speech law was enacted. In it, national and municipal governments are called upon to take action to put an end to discriminatory acts and words based on a person's country of!-->…

“Stress, anxiety, panic attacks and undermines our self-esteem. Real concern that online threats are actually put into practice. This is what…

I remember being happy in 1971 when the government passed the Race Relations Act and appointed the first Race Relations Conciliator. It seemed that there would finally be some redress for the wicked racism!-->!-->…