Industry Car Tech Tesla sued by California over alleged racism and harassment at Fremont factory Not the first racism lawsuit Tesla has faced By Rob Thubron, February 10, 2022, 8:58 AM 13 comments
Tech Culture Github says it will replace the terms whitelist, blacklist, and master/slave for being racially insensitive It comes amid the Black Lives Matter protests By Rob Thubron, June 15, 2020, 10:59 AM 63 comments
Tech Culture Renewed calls to replace "blacklist," "whitelist," and "master/slave" terms amid BLM protests Some companies have already banned the words By Rob Thubron, June 11, 2020, 9:22 AM 62 comments
Tech Culture Security 'Blacklist' and 'whitelist' terms banned by UK cyber security agency for being racist They will be replaced by 'allow list' and 'deny list' By Rob Thubron, May 4, 2020, 6:18 AM 80 comments
The Web Facebook allowed its ad buyers to target "Jew Haters" It has since removed the categories By Rob Thubron, September 15, 2017, 6:15 AM
Tech Culture YouTube Star PewDiePie uses racial slur during stream, developer files DMCA notice in response The world's most popular YouTuber is in trouble again By Rob Thubron, September 11, 2017, 6:15 AM 54 comments
The Web Stormfront becomes the latest neo-Nazi site to be shut down by its hosting company Web.com has placed a hold on the site By Rob Thubron, August 29, 2017, 9:30 AM 40 comments
The Web Tech Culture UK prosecutors to treat online hate crimes as seriously as face-to-face abuse Will it help stem the tide of online hate? By Rob Thubron, August 22, 2017, 10:00 AM 17 comments
The Web Cloudflare, Apple Pay, and others remove services from white supremacist sites in wake of Charlottesville More tech firms are distancing themselves from extremist websites By Rob Thubron, August 17, 2017, 6:15 AM 8 comments
Mobile Software FaceApp deletes ethnicity filters following racism accusations They didn't last long By Rob Thubron, August 10, 2017, 2:00 PM 18 comments
Gaming Professional Overwatch player kicked from team, quits eSports after racist rant during streamed match Matt "Dellor" Vaughn says he was having a bad day By Rob Thubron, April 25, 2017, 1:15 PM 57 comments
The Web Disney has dropped PewDiePie over anti-Semitic content By Shawn Knight, February 14, 2017, 7:00 AM 28 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
Gaming Microsoft Microsoft issues apology after people take offense to perceived racial slur in Dead Rising 4 email Do zombies even say "NNNNGGGHHHAAAA?" By Rob Thubron, November 22, 2016, 3:30 PM 13 comments
The Web Jack Dorsey apologizes for white supremacist ads appearing on Twitter, blames automated system By Rob Thubron, November 18, 2016, 4:45 PM 19 comments
Software Tech Culture Beauty contest's AI judge accused of racism By Rob Thubron, September 9, 2016, 6:15 AM 14 comments
Gaming The Web Blizzard, Twitch plan to make changes after Hearthstone pro endures racist abuse during tournament By Rob Thubron, May 19, 2016, 8:30 AM 46 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
Microsoft Tech Culture The Internet corrupted Tay, Microsoft's AI chat bot, in less than 24 hours By Shawn Knight, March 24, 2016, 4:30 PM 15 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
Tech Culture The Web Brazil fights back against racist trolls by plastering their comments on billboards near their homes By Rob Thubron, December 1, 2015, 11:15 AM
Apple Black students kicked out of Australian Apple store because "they might steal something" By Rob Thubron, November 12, 2015, 2:00 PM 30 comments