Sentences with phrase «of online hate speech»

While the broader issue of online hate speech has continued to be a hot button political issue, especially in Europe — with Germany passing a social media hate speech law in October.

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Ko Ni had been a vocal advocate for the law, and its proposal came about after a public outcry over the damaging impacts of hate speech online.

January 22, 2018 • Fake news, hate speech and foreign interference are the notable examples of what went wrong online during the 2016 campaign.

The suspect in the crime, 21 - year - old Dylann Storm Roof, is a white man who was known to be heavily influenced by online white supremacist hate speech, most notably from the Council of Conservative Citizens, a group that now functions primarily as an Internet clearinghouse for racial fear - mongering «news» stories.

We define online hate speech, or cyberhate, as the use of electronic communications technology to spread bigoted or hateful messages or information about people based on their actual (or perceived) race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or other similar characteristic.

A review of the top political blogs in Canada reveals that half the list is a verifiable who's - who for alleged online hate speech.

Social networks and their Terms of Service (TOS) have been at the centre of current online debates about free speech and hate speech on the Web.

The call arises in a new report from West Coast LEAF on what it calls cyber misogyny involving online and often discriminatory sexual harassment of women, hate speech targeting sexual minorities, and stalking and threats directed at former lovers.

What is the Code of Conduct on countering illegal online hate speech and how is it complemented by this Communication?

The Code of Conduct on countering illegal online hate speech is a series of commitments by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft to combat the spread of hate content in Europe.

Each of the IT companies that signed this Code of Conduct is committed to countering the spread of illegal hate speech online, and to having rules that ban the promotion of violence and hatred.

The law would further allow the commission to ask for a stop to the dissemination of such speech and permit the creation of an online list containing names of anyone convicted of promoting hate.

Being genned up on private conversations, tiffs, suicide - related posts, spamming, harassment, hate speech, commercial solicitations, threats, and even the dark, inane side of online networking.

Germany has also been pushing for a European Union wide response to tackling the spread of hate speech across online platforms.

The issue of abuse and hate speech on online platforms generally has rocketed up the political agenda in recent years, especially in Europe — where Germany now has a tough new law to regulate takedowns.

In a series of tweets after the committee session, Cooper expressed continued discontent at the companies» performance tackling online hate speech.

Twitter, in December, began enforcing new rules around violent and hateful content posted to its platform, as part of the company's broader agenda to craft new policies aimed at reducing the amount of online abuse, hate speech, violent threats, and harassment associated with its service.