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Advertisers and Social Media Companies Agree On Steps to Curb Hate Speech

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have come to an agreement with a collective of advertisers on steps to curb hate speech and other harmful content on their platforms. They’re baby steps but steps nonetheless, I suppose. According to Reuters, the move comes three months after the George Floyd protests spurred advertisers to boycott Facebook over its…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

September 23, 2020
Entertainment, Social Media

Try Again, Twitter: New Religious Hate Speech Policy Leaves Much to Be Desired

It’s not exactly a secret that Twitter has hate speech and harassment problems, though the lengths CEO Jack Dorsey has gone to dismiss the abusive antics and incendiary rhetoric that fester on the popular social media platform have drawn sharp critique. In April, he defended his decision not to remove an Islamaphobic tweet from Donald…

By

Jay Connor

Published

July 11, 2019
News

California Prosecutor Called Maxine Waters a ‘Loud Mouthed C-Word in the Ghetto.’ His New Boss Calls it ‘Salty’ Language

San Bernardino County’s lead gang prosecutor is under investigation after a series of racist and xenophobic posts he wrote on social media were unearthed. Even though there are calls for Deputy District Attorney Michael Selyem to step down in light of the deeply offensive posts, several of his colleagues have come to his defense. Given…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

July 9, 2018
Marines Respond to Video of Jarhead Serving Up Racial Epithets With a Smile

The U.S. Marine Corps issued a response to a video circulating on social media that appears to show members of the Marine Corps drinking and one saying, “Fuck niggers” just for shits and giggles. The seconds-long video, posted on Friday to Snapchat, shows one jarhead in shorts and socks drinking from a funnel and then…

By

Angela Helm

Published

November 19, 2017
Ohio Firefighter Says He’d Rather Save a Dog Than a Million ‘[N-Words]’

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Social media giveth (connections, information, jokes) and it taketh away (esteem, time, employment). But some folks will never learn. A volunteer Franklin Township, Ohio, firefighter lost his job after his racist Facebook post came to light. What made the post especially egregious was that his rant…

By

Angela Helm

Published

September 16, 2017