German Online Dating Site Berlin — Germany signalled Monday it was open to amending a controversial law
combatting online hate speech as the justice minister fell victim to the rules he himself championed.
Berlin — Germany signalled Monday it was open to amending a controversial law combatting
online hate speech as the justice minister fell victim to the rules he himself championed.
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.
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.
In a series of tweets after the committee session, Cooper expressed continued discontent at the companies» performance
tackling online hate speech.
Among the half - dozen signatories of the letter posted on Thursday in Myanmar are Phandeeyar, a leading technology hub in the country that helped Facebook draft its Burmese - language community standards; Myanmar ICT for Development Organization, which
monitors online hate speech; and the Center for Social Integrity.
It passed a tough law to clamp down
on online hate speech last year, and Facebook also faces a German anti-trust inquiry over the monetising of personal data.
Civil society and rights groups in Myanmar said Facebook has failed to adequately act
against online hate speech that incites violence against the country's Muslim minorities, neglecting to effectively enforce its own rules.
Arabic Online Dating Sites BERLIN: Germany signalled Monday it was open to amending a controversial law combatting online hate speech
Arabic Online Dating Sites BERLIN: Germany signalled Monday it was open to amending a controversial law combatting
online hate speech... Year's greeting in Arabic on Twitter.
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.
Civil society and rights groups in Myanmar say Facebook has failed to adequately act against
online hate speech that incites violence against the country's Muslim minority.