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Fascinating interview with Chris Faafoi on The nation on the government's next vote loser, the hate speech fiasco. The advice when you're a Labor MP is that you appear on The nation if you have bad news to report.!-->!-->…

New Delhi: For weeks, the protest of a handful of young Muslim students in Udupi, Karnataka, demanding that they be allowed to wear the hijab in classrooms, had only made headlines in the Urdu media. Now that these girls and their demands…

Muslim women critical of Mr Modi are being violently stalked onlineIn May last year, as Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr, several women in Pakistan were shocked.Screenshots of photos they had posted of themselves dressed for…

When Justin Romanov fled Russia to Canada almost a decade ago, he found a safe haven. As a refugee who had been repeatedly beaten by police in Moscow for protesting for LGBTQ rights, he felt safe enough to build a life – finding a partner…

Congress candidate Ajay Rai was arrested on Saturday for sedition over his alleged objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Rai, who is contesting the upcoming UP…

Representation image | Photo credit: PTI Varanasi: Congress candidate Ajay Rai was charged on Saturday with sedition for his alleged hate speech against Prime Minister…

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao challenged the BJP leaders to end the hate propaganda policy and compete with the TRS in terms of development. He said that gossip, histrions or obstruction of development was not…

The petitioners cited 25 cases of alleged hate speech against Hindus.New Delhi: Two right-wing groups have filed counter-appeals in the Supreme Court opposing advocacy against hate speech at religious gatherings in Haridwar…

By Essi Lehto and Anne KauranenHELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said she and her fellow young female ministers had been the target of widespread hate speech over their gender and appearance while in office."We can…

Hate speech is part of camps organized for children by the Sangh Parivar, but Tamil Nadu's BJP raises outcry over a two-minute stretch in a skit satirizing PM Modi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often said that he…

Quratulain Rehbar was on a public bus in northern India earlier this month when she was alerted by a friend that her photo had appeared on an app, where it was advertised as being for sale.At first she was numb, she says, but gradually the…

New Delhi: As Covid-19 dominated lives and again threatened livelihoods across the country, it returned to the front pages of most major Urdu newspapers, but unlike the past – when it was for weeks almost the only information covered – he…

Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at a joint press conference with ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on November 19, 2020 (left) and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra…

A group of students and professors from India's management institutes in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad reported hate speech and attacks on minorities in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, saying his silence "emboldens" them.…

It has been more than a week since the publication of a Postmedia article containing a controversial remark by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Speaking with Calgary Sun columnist Rick Bell, Kenney made what many believe to be a callous…

Uttarakhand police summoned two people named in the first briefing report filed in connection with the provocative speeches against Muslims at a religious conclave in Haridwar town for questioning on Tuesday, the Hindustan Times…

During an interaction with IANS, Sachin Pilot, former chief deputy minister of Rajasthan, said such remarks were made to create a division in the company. New Delhi: Congress leader Sachin Pilot criticized the rhetoric around the…

NEW DELHI - Police in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand recorded a case after a meeting of Hindu leaders called for violence against Muslims, the BBC reported.Videos of the meeting showing provocative speeches by Hindu…

LONDON - Proposed UK rules to crack down on harmful online content should be bolstered with tougher measures such as making it illegal to send unsolicited graphic images, obliging pornographic sites to ensure that children cannot access…

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Photo: Manan vatsyayana (Getty Images)Australia is trying to make it harder to be an internet troll, but at what cost?Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced plans to introduce legislation that in some cases would force social media!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

DAVID ROBIE also blogs on Pacific coffee IN RESPONSE to the escalation of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in mid-February 2020 came a warning from the Secretary-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom, who said…

Legend, Most of the front pages contain the Queen's message to world leaders at the COP26 climate summit. The Times echoes the Queen's reference to her "great pride" in the lead role played by her late husband "in encouraging people to…

NEW DELHI: Facebook in India has been selective in tackling hate speech, disinformation and inflammatory posts, especially anti-Muslim content, according to leaked documents, even as the internet giant's own employees questioned his…

Anjem Choudary openly orchestrates online campaigns to support hate preachers and extremists despite his terror conviction, it can be revealed.Choudary has staged a series of "Twitter storms" from the encrypted Telegram messaging app, where…

HomeTechnologySocialFacebook drove test account to gore and fake news in just 21 days In three weeks, Facebook's test account to determine how its own algorithms affect what people see has turned into a maelstrom…

The Prime Minister took the gauntlet by insisting that the government's new internet security laws will crack down on hatred and extremism online.His pledge comes in the wake of the brutal murder of Sir David Amess in a terrorist…

New Democrats are calling on the federal government to crack down on social media giants following recent disclosures from a Facebook executive that have reignited questions about how to regulate big tech. NDP MP Charlie Angus called…

Britain's Justice Secretary has said online hatred poses an "out of control" threat to parliamentarians across the country.Dominic Raab's comments follow a recent stab to death by a British lawmaker.Raab said online hate was 'out of…

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A Set a small text size A Set the default text size A Set a large text size Almost 12 months ago, the Penrith Panthers surprised most of the…

Dear FLAME friend: We are in the anniversary month of two events that will live in infamy. First, the Durban Conference, which promoted the notorious slander that Israel is an apartheid state. The second was the September 11 suicide…

No Western state applied to have its leader deliver a speech or lead a roundtable at Wednesday's event marking the 20th anniversary of the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, which was marked by…

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!-->!-->…

So far, six people have tested positive after attending the party. One was contagious at the party and five attendees have since been infected. Video / Sky News AustraliaThe young couple whose lockdown illegal engagement party enraged…

ResidenceTechnologyTechnologyHow Facebook failed to stem racist abuse against England footballers Facebook executives also privately admit that racist rhetoric against England footballers is likely to continue.…

LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar chaired a meeting of the Punjab's Ittehad Bain-ul-Muslimeen committee here on Sunday.Addressing the meeting, the chief minister said that ulama and academics have always guided the nation at every…

Gurgaon court ruling could curb blatant use of hate speech VIP hate speech increase by 500 pc in 2014-2017: NDTV report According to a report by the ADR voting rights group, 42 pc of the 78 cabinet ministers are the subject of…

Online activity by right-wing extremists in Canada increased last year during the pandemic, despite efforts by governments and social media companies to tackle extremism and hate speech, according to a new report. The report also found…

First Nations representatives called on the Manitoba government harshly on Monday, calling recent comments by Premier Brian Pallister and Minister Alan Lagimodière propaganda and demanding the latter's resignation. Standing on…

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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In his election speeches, Prime Minister Modi often refers to the “double engine” effect, describing why the people of a state would benefit from voting for the BJP since there is a BJP…

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…

Bukayo Saka is a "strong character" who will stand up to the racist abuse he suffered after England's final defeat at Euro 2020, Mikel Arteta said.Arsenal manager Arteta spoke to the 19-year-old who, along with…

NEW DELHI: Indian police are investigating how dozens of Muslim women were offered for sale in bogus online "auctions" without their knowledge, in a case which victims say illustrates growing Islamophobia through the…

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…

NOTICE: Confused About Hate Speech Reforms? One thing is clear: the proposed laws will not interfere with the desire of members of Parliament to insult, mock and ridicule themselves in the House. Even the so-called queen of kindness…

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

Judith Collins' Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson's Merciless Roast and National Party woes Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson delivered a ruthless but hilarious roast of the National Party and its recent!-->!-->…

I love Verity Johnson, her columns are always worth reading, just like her last ... Woke-bashing can be fun, but it won't win the election Of course, this is a popular criticism and always will be. But it is not!-->!-->…

You know that when even the Prime Minister's greatest cheerleader, Tova O'Brien, turns on her, this government's wheels may fall. Is the honeymoon over? The Prime Minister is accused of misleading New Zealanders…

After suffering a barrage of online and physical hate attacks on her constituency office in her six years as an MP, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna announced on Monday that she would not stand for re-election in the next election…

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has championed her government's controversial hate speech reforms as opposition rises against the claimed criminalization of "insulting" speech. Ardern and Justice Minister Kris Faafoi have struggled to…