Category: hate speech

Facebook’s Role in 2019 Indian Elections Under Scrutiny After Allegations of its Link With the Ruling Party

August 21, 2020 Off

Facebook’s Role in 2019 Indian Elections Under Scrutiny After Allegations of its Link With the Ruling Party

By Shamani Joshi

After a Wall Street Journal report alleging that Facebook was complicit in allowing hate speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra…

July 31, 2020 Off

It Only Took Twitter 11 Years to Ban Former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke

By Trone Dowd

David Duke is gone from Twitter. The social media platform has permanently shut down the account of the 70-year-old white…

Facebook Just Banned a Trump Campaign Ad for Using a Nazi Symbol

June 18, 2020 Off

Facebook Just Banned a Trump Campaign Ad for Using a Nazi Symbol

By Greg Walters

WASHINGTON — Facebook just axed a Trump campaign ad for violating its policy on hate symbols. The ad warned that…