The Web Tech Culture IBM suspends advertising on X after its ads appear next to pro-Nazi content Musk has also found himself in trouble for endorsing a controversial post By Rob Thubron, November 17, 2023, 8:45 AM 24 comments
Tech Culture The Web Facebook will temporarily allow posts calling for violence against Russian soldiers, politicians But only in certain countries, and not against Russian civilians By Rob Thubron, March 11, 2022, 7:03 AM 36 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Twitch sues two alleged 'hate raid' organizers to expose their identities Harassers could be about to face real-world repercussions for their actions By Isaiah Mayersen, September 12, 2021, 11:04 AM 11 comments
The Web Tech Culture Twitch content creators will boycott the streaming platform for 24 hours over 'hate raids' #ADayOffTwitch is a campaign aimed at forcing Amazon to do something about the proliferation of targeted trolling By Cal Jeffrey, August 23, 2021, 4:31 PM 18 comments
The Web Reddit bans r/The_Donald as Twitch suspends Trump's account Over 2,000 communities were removed after Reddit updated its policies By Rob Thubron, June 30, 2020, 5:19 AM 53 comments
Industry Mark Zuckerberg is $7 billion poorer as more companies join Facebook ad boycott Coca-Cola is the latest firm to suspend social media advertising By Rob Thubron, June 29, 2020, 5:18 AM 71 comments
The Web Tech Culture EU's top court says member countries can order Facebook to take down illegal content globally Facebook argues that it limits "freedom of expression" By Adrian Potoroaca, October 3, 2019, 5:38 PM
The Web Tech Culture YouTube's updated hate speech policies are proving effective A never-ending battle By Shawn Knight, September 3, 2019, 11:30 AM 26 comments
The Web Tech Culture Twitter will shoot down tweets that are hateful towards religious groups Going from broad limits to shooting down "dehumanizing speech" By Adrian Potoroaca, July 10, 2019, 10:39 AM 18 comments
The Web Tech Culture Twitter wants to label rule-breaking yet newsworthy tweets Too harmful to ignore, too popular to delete By James Miller, March 31, 2019, 2:03 PM 7 comments
Tech Culture The Web Can tech companies legally cancel service to hate groups? The answer for now is yes By William Gayde, August 18, 2017, 1:21 PM 61 comments
The Web Facebook, Twitter could face up to €50 million fines in Germany for failing to promptly delete hate speech Critics say the new law goes too far By Jose Vilches, June 30, 2017, 3:15 PM 13 comments
The Web Austrian court orders Facebook to remove hate posts And not just within Austria By Rob Thubron, May 9, 2017, 8:00 AM 8 comments
The Web EU warns US tech firms they could face new laws forcing them to remove hate speech faster Twitter, Microsoft, Google, and YouTube need to act faster By Rob Thubron, December 5, 2016, 10:50 AM 34 comments
The Web Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter sued by French anti-racist groups for failing to remove hate speech By Rob Thubron, May 17, 2016, 2:45 PM 11 comments
The Web Tech Culture Facebook launches Europe-wide initiative against online hate speech and extremist posts By Rob Thubron, January 19, 2016, 12:30 PM 10 comments
Tech Culture The Web Now in Germany, Facebook, Google and Twitter will delete hate speech within 24 hours By Devin Kate Pope, December 15, 2015, 6:30 PM 14 comments
Industry Facebook's German headquarters attacked and defaced By Rob Thubron, December 14, 2015, 10:30 AM
The Web Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will fight to protect the rights of Muslims By Rob Thubron, December 10, 2015, 6:15 AM 52 comments
The Web Germany asks Facebook to do more to fight hate speech, Facebook kind of agrees By Devin Kate Pope, September 15, 2015, 6:00 PM 12 comments