Tag: Hate Speech
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Disinfo and Hate Speech Flood TikTok Ahead of Kenya’s Elections
Last August the TikTok account @aironixon shared a video intercutting scenes from Netflix’s docuseries How to Become a Tyrant with videos …
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Social media manipulation as a political tool is spreading
Social media manipulation is getting worse: as more governments use it to manipulate public opinion, it’s becoming a rising threat to …
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Governments increasingly eye social media meltdown
These are trying times for social networks, with endless reports of harassment and abuse not being tackled and many users leaving platforms …
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New law will punish social media companies for users’ violent content
In the wake of last month’s massacre at two mosques in New Zealand, Australia has passed sweeping legislation (PDF) that threatens huge …
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Tumblr outlaws creepshots and deepfake porn
Back in March, Motherboard found nearly 70 Tumblr blogs dedicated to sharing creepshots: the still shots and videos taken by …
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Convicted! Anonymous Twitter troll not as anonymous as they thought
In a national first, a Belgian court has stripped a troll of his anonymity after an elderly man (his identity wasn’t released to the …
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Terrorist social media posts should be removed within an hour, says EC
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday suggested what it called the one-hour rule: as in, that’s the timeframe within which social …
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The Unholy Trinity: Ad Fraud, Hate Speech And Fake News
Imagine that you were a bad actor and wanted to influence one million people by convincing them to visit your fake news site. You could buy …
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Twitter gets tough on white supremacists with new policy
Endorsements for white supremacists Richard Spencer and Charlottesville “Unite The Right” protest creator Jason Kessler? Umm, no, just …
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News in brief: ‘GoldSun’ arrested at LAX; update bricks smart TVs; Facebook ‘shuts 1m accounts a day’
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Airport arrest for alleged hacker A Chinese man has been arrested in the US in connection with allegations that he conspired with hackers to breach a group of US companies’ computer networks. Yu Pingan was arrested at Los Angeles airport shortly after arriving…
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Germany To Social Media Sites: Remove Hate Speech In 24 Hours Or Face $57 Million Fines
Following months of European scrutiny over the impact of major tech firms, Germany has passed a controversial law that could hold Facebook and Twitter highly accountable for the content they host. Today, lawmakers in Germany passed a hotly debated law enabling the country to issue heavy fines to Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms…
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German Law Provides Fines Of Up To $57M If Hate Speech Isn’t Removed From Social Media
Following months of European scrutiny over the impact of major tech firms, Germany has passed a controversial law that could hold Facebook and Twitter highly accountable for the content they host. Today, lawmakers in Germany passed a hotly debated law enabling the country to issue heavy fines to Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms…
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