Hate Speech

Facebook’s hate speech rules allow for disturbing comments against black children

White men are protected, though.

On Jun 28, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

Milo Yiannopoulos’s latest online venture will make lives of progressives ‘a living hell’

He’s reportedly raised $12 million.

On Apr 29, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Author Roxane Gay calls out publisher for ignoring all other criticisms of Milo Yiannopoulos

‘They did not finally do the right thing.’

On Feb 21, 2017 by Michelle Jaworski

Facebook, Google, and Twitter aren’t doing enough to curb hate speech, EU says

The internet companies are failing to respond to hate speech complaints in a timely manner.

On Dec 5, 2016 by Christina Bonnington

Park named after the Beastie Boys’s Adam Yauch defaced with swastikas and pro-Trump message

The response to the hate speech was immediate.

On Nov 19, 2016 by Josh Katzowitz

This map tracks where people are being harassed by Trump supporters

The numbers are staggering.

On Nov 16, 2016 by Mehak Anwar

Gay man says he was beaten and attacked with slurs on election night

A group of men allegedly left him bloody and passed out on the street.

On Nov 10, 2016 by Samantha Grasso

LGBT people of color twice as likely to be physically attacked, says new report

Orlando was hardly the first time the LGBT or Latino community has been targeted.

On Jun 14, 2016 by Mary Emily O’Hara

200,000 sign petition to ban Donald Trump from the U.K.

The country has banned other Americans before.

On Dec 9, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

The Donald Trump homeless attack proves America needs better hate speech laws

Here’s the disturbing reason two men attacked a homeless person in Trump’s name—and what we can do about it.

On Aug 27, 2015 by Jayson Flores

The real reason Chelsea Manning is facing solitary confinement—indefinitely

It’s not just about a magazine and some expired soap.

On Aug 17, 2015 by W.S. Paul Jackson

Is Instagram censoring searches for Sandra Bland and #BlackLivesMatter?

On Tuesday night, users who tried to search the tags said they were met with blank screens.

On Jul 29, 2015 by Mary Emily O’Hara

It’s time to talk about the Muslim victims of terrorism

Where’s the hashtag?

On Jul 29, 2015 by [email protected]

It’s never, ever OK to release someone’s personal information

Dear Donald Trump—giving out Lindsey Graham’s phone number was the worst kind of trolling.

On Jul 23, 2015 by Matthew Rozsa

New Reddit CEO says the site will censor harassment and ‘illegal content’

Redditors on both sides of the ‘speech’ debate are angry and nervous.

On Jul 16, 2015 by Taylor Hatmaker