Hate Speech
Over 59,000 URLs Are Blocked In Pakistan To Date:By PTA
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According to the official news, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has processed 59,253 URLs related to Sectarian complaints/Hate Speech for blocking. According to the reports, 40,548…
Instagram Has Added New Tools To Block Abusive And Hateful Messages
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Instagram is working tirelessly to ensure a more vibrant ecosystem on its platform and has taken another step forward to reduce hate and discrimination by…
Facebook slapped with French lawsuit over failure to prevent hate speech
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Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders announced Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Facebook in France, saying the website breaks its own terms by…
YouTube blocks chess channel after mistaking ‘black v white’ discussion for racism
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YouTube’s AI algorithm developed specifically for flagging racist content ended up committing an embarrassing gaffe as it blocked the world’s most popular YouTube chess channel,…
Instagram tackles hate speech in direct messages through new updates
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In a recent post, Instagram announced that they will disable the accounts of users who send hateful or offensive messages in direct messages. Numerous users,…
Online hate speech in Pakistan has increased in 2020, says report
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According to a press statement released by the Freedom Network group on Wednesday, online space for freedom of expression in Pakistan has shrunk, while hate…
Facebook software engineer Ashok Chandwaney resigns, says company “is choosing to be on the wrong side of history”
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Ashok Chandwaney, a software engineer who has worked at Facebook for more than 5 years now, has officially resigned from the company. However, what…
Twitter is testing a new filter which will remove offensive direct messages
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It’s no secret that negative content is the bane of our existence, and social media has simply made it more available than ever before. In…
Facebook is not targeting hate speech properly, according to audit
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As the largest social network on this planet, Facebook has quite a hefty responsibility when it comes to moderating content for its viewers and ensuring…
Police to take strict action against hate speech preachers on social media
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The City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, DIG Muhammad Faisal Rana has directed the police officers in the city to take strict actions against those who…
Twitter beats Facebook in hate speech amidst electoral campaigns in Pakistan
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Ahead of the Pakistan General Elections 2018, a non-governmental youth development organization, Bargad, has published a study on Electoral Hate Speech on Social Media in…
A letter To Zuckerberg for content moderation
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A group of activists from Myanmar, Syria and six other countries has sent a letter to Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, to request moderation on the…
Twitter implements new rules to prevent hate speech and harassment
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Twitter has recently announced that it will start enforcing new rules to restrict hateful and abusive content on its platform. The rules that were focused…
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