Laura Loomer gets booted from Twitter for hate speech
She was banned after tweeting about Representative-elect Ilhan Omar.
On Nov 21, 2018 by Kris Seavers
‘Kill all Jews’ trends on Twitter after incorrect reports about synagogue graffiti
The social media platform has apologized.
On Nov 2, 2018 by Mikael Thalen
Group behind Facebook filters supporting shooting victims draws criticism for anti-Islam language
The filter was shared after a mass shooting at a synagogue.
On Oct 29, 2018 by Alexis Tatum
Gab is still fundraising, even as companies sever ties
It’s nearly reached its $1.07 million goal.
On Oct 28, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes
Are Nazis selling swastika merchandise on Etsy?
It can be shocking to see items with the symbol brazenly posted for sale.
On Jul 26, 2018 by Joseph Knoop
Facebook says it’s sorry for censoring part of the Declaration of Independence
Its moderation system flagged a reference to Native Americans.
On Jul 5, 2018 by Kris Seavers
Eggplants, knives, and poop: How Facebook determines when an emoji is hate speech
Sometimes a turd is more than a turd.
On Jun 7, 2018 by Christina Bonnington
Facebook internally bans certain images of Pepe the frog
The cartoon will be deleted if used ‘in the context of hate.’
On May 25, 2018 by Kris Seavers
Leaked Facebook training manual says white nationalism gets a pass
The social network responded to Charlottesville with confusing new internal guidelines.
On May 25, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes
Facebook blames ‘bug’ for strange hate speech prompt
The glitch has been fixed.
On May 1, 2018 by Phillip Tracy
Facebook deletes Richard Spencer’s accounts in hate speech crackdown
Other white nationalist accounts are still active.
On Apr 13, 2018 by Phillip Tracy
Germany will fine Facebook, Twitter if they don’t remove hate speech
Germany is holding social media giants financially accountable for their actions.
On Jan 2, 2018 by Christina Bonnington
YouTube plans to have 10,000 moderators battling deluge of awful videos
YouTube is seriously beefing up its moderation team.
On Dec 5, 2017 by Christina Bonnington
Twitter’s new verification guidelines send the wrong message
Verified Twitter users only receive a slap on the wrist for breaking the rules.
On Nov 17, 2017 by Christina Bonnington
Sarah Palin invokes popular white supremacist phrase to praise Trump speech
Sarah Palin may not know that the phrase is considered hate speech.
On Jul 7, 2017 by David Covucci
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