hate speech

Tech

Facebook to curb hate speech as Indian states go to polls

India is Facebook’s biggest market by users. Its WhatsApp chat service is among the most popular in the country, counting around 500 million users alone

Bangladesh

‘Widespread hate speech, misinformation causing social unrest’

The company said fleets would be rolled out to all users on iOS and Android in the coming days. Photo: Reuters

Tech

Twitter expands hate speech rules to include race, ethnicity

Glitz

Kim Kardashian to freeze Facebook, Instagram accounts to protest hate speech

World+Biz

Facebook bans Indian ruling party politician for policy violation

Those who have already downloaded the app and are using it, can continue to use it. Photo: Reuters

Tech

Facebook now able to remove 90% of hate speech before those are reported

Tech

Facebook reports spike in takedowns of hate speech, terrorism

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern leaves after the Friday prayers at Hagley Park outside Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand March 22, 2019/ Reuters

World+Biz

One year after mosque massacre, New Zealand is fighting rising hate

International Republican Institute Country Director for Bangladesh Dr Geoffrey Macdonald responds to question of a student at a seminar on ‘Prevalence of Hate Speech in Bangladesh’ at the permanent campus of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) in the capital on Monday.

Education

Seminar on hate speech held at ULAB

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