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The law, which also required social networks to publish regular reports on their compliance, was widely criticized as ineffective. (File/AFP)

Google takes legal action over Germany’s expanded hate-speech law

  • Google takes legal action over an expanded version of Germany’s hate-speech law that recently took effect
  • Germany enacted the anti-hate speech law in early 2018, making online social networks responsible for policing and removing toxic content
By Reuters ·
Facebook removed more than 25 million hate speech posts from its platform and more than 6 million posts on Instagram. (AFP)

Facebook in talks with UK law officials to tackle online racist abuse

By Reuters ·
Twitter was given two months to comply with France's ruling (File/AFP)

French court orders Twitter to reveal anti-hate speech efforts

By AFP ·
Facebook says more work needed on hate speech as India row mounts

Facebook says more work needed on hate speech as India row mounts

By AFP ·
Special Facebook accused of promoting hate speech in India

Facebook accused of promoting hate speech in India

By Sanjay Kumar ·
Facebook ramps up efforts to curb ‘hateful content’ in ads

Facebook ramps up efforts to curb ‘hateful content’ in ads

By AFP ·
Verizon joins brands boycotting Facebook ads over hate speech

Verizon joins brands boycotting Facebook ads over hate speech

By AFP ·
Special Republican Party shuns California election candidate over offensive posts

Republican Party shuns California election candidate over offensive posts

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
Sri Lanka readies laws to curb hate speech, false news

Sri Lanka readies laws to curb hate speech, false news

By AP ·
Facebook bans ‘dangerous individuals’ cited for hate speech

Facebook bans ‘dangerous individuals’ cited for hate speech

By AP ·
‘Hitler would have loved social media’: Disney CEO

‘Hitler would have loved social media’: Disney CEO

By AFP ·
Preachers of Hate: Arab News launches series to expose hate-mongers from all religions

Preachers of Hate: Arab News launches series to expose hate-mongers from all religions

By Arab News ·
Saudi Arabia calls for global action on hate speech

Saudi Arabia calls for global action on hate speech

By MOHAMMED AL-KINANI ·

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