13

Oct

Facebook to ban content that denies or distorts the Holocaust

Facebook Inc said on Monday it was updating its hate speech policy to ban any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust. The move comes two years after Facebook Chief…

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04

Aug

Imagine there’s no hate – Wife of murdered Polish mayor takes on hate speech

Magdalena Adamowicz is upset. She's forgotten the pin she wears wherever she goes — it has “Imagine there’s no hate” written on it. Adamowicz's husband Paweł, the mayor of Gdańsk, was stabbed…

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17

Mar

Diplomatique.Expert recommends – “To prevent another Christchurch we must confront the right’s hate preachers” – The Guardian

There are coping strategies for dealing with terrorism and the feeling it is meant to induce, namely terror. One is to tell yourself, it won’t happen to me. Following the massacre…

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30

Jan

Social Media expected to be put under scrutiny – MEPs to discuss increase in verbal and physical violence against politicians across Europe

Faced with a climate of hatred that pervades Europe, MEPs in Brussels will discuss on Wednesday the increasing verbal and physical violence against politicians. This is a reality that Dutch…

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26

Sep

Hate speech, xenophobia and extreme nationalism addressed by Commissioner Jourova

"We have to translate the Charter into basic principles. These principles should become an anchor in this fast changing, confusing world – simply the bedrock of our society. The bad…

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21

Sep

Friday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening   Malta's Independence Day celebrations and messages dominate today's news headlines. In other news we read about a fresh controversy which involves former GWU secretary and consultant to…

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10

Sep

A new bill to deal with increasing hate-speech in Britain

An MP in the UK is introducing a bill in parliament aimed to educate people to be more resilient and better able to spot fake news and recognise hate. At…

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