social media and hate speech
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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…
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After Years of Handwringing, YouTube Finally Bans (Some) White Nationalists From Its Platform
The beauty of YouTube is that user-generated content drives its success. Anyone can post some videos, cultivate a following and make a decent living. The problem is anyone can post a video and for too long YouTube has allowed blatant white supremacy go unchecked on the platform. That may be changing, though, as YouTube has…
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The Online Abuse of Black Women Persists, and It Needs to Be Checked
It can be tempting to think that social media is a veneer providing some level of protection from problematic face-to-face interactions. But on a platform known to constantly spew hostility and hatred towards black women and women of color, it is anything but. From research and analysis, we know Twitter can be a breeding ground…
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Hit 'Ignore': New Documentary Sheds Light on the Hate Speech Facebook Allows on Its Site
Facebook’s community standards on hate speech have long been the subject of contention. Facebook’s unclear guidelines and inconsistent enforcement of its hate-speech policy has caused the Declaration of Independence to be flagged, as well as stories from users about being called racial slurs. On the other hand, Holocaust denials are protected; users also say they’ve…
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