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‘Kill all Jews’ trends on Twitter after incorrect reports about synagogue graffiti

The social media platform has apologized.

On Nov 2, 2018 by Mikael Thalen

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Group behind Facebook filters supporting shooting victims draws criticism for anti-Islam language

The filter was shared after a mass shooting at a synagogue.

On Oct 29, 2018 by Alexis Tatum

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Gab is still fundraising, even as companies sever ties

It's nearly reached its $1.07 million goal.

On Oct 28, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

Items marked with swastikas are listed for sale on Etsy.

Are Nazis selling swastika merchandise on Etsy?

It can be shocking to see items with the symbol brazenly posted for sale. 

On Jul 26, 2018 by Joseph Knoop

Facebook apologized for flagging and removing a passage from the Declaration of Independence.

Facebook says it’s sorry for censoring part of the Declaration of Independence

Its moderation system flagged a reference to Native Americans.

On Jul 5, 2018 by Kris Seavers

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Eggplants, knives, and poop: How Facebook determines when an emoji is hate speech

Sometimes a turd is more than a turd.

On Jun 7, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

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Facebook internally bans certain images of Pepe the frog

The cartoon will be deleted if used 'in the context of hate.'

On May 25, 2018 by Kris Seavers

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Leaked Facebook training manual says white nationalism gets a pass

The social network responded to Charlottesville with confusing new internal guidelines.

On May 25, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Facebook blames ‘bug’ for strange hate speech prompt

The glitch has been fixed.

On May 1, 2018 by Phillip Tracy

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Facebook deletes Richard Spencer’s accounts in hate speech crackdown

Other white nationalist accounts are still active.

On Apr 13, 2018 by Phillip Tracy

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Germany will fine Facebook, Twitter if they don’t remove hate speech

Germany is holding social media giants financially accountable for their actions.

On Jan 2, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

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YouTube plans to have 10,000 moderators battling deluge of awful videos

YouTube is seriously beefing up its moderation team.

On Dec 5, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Twitter’s new verification guidelines send the wrong message

Verified Twitter users only receive a slap on the wrist for breaking the rules.

On Nov 17, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Sarah Palin invokes popular white supremacist phrase to praise Trump speech

Sarah Palin may not know that the phrase is considered hate speech.

On Jul 7, 2017 by David Covucci

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Facebook’s hate speech rules allow for disturbing comments against black children

White men are protected, though.

On Jun 28, 2017 by Phillip Tracy