Twitter’s US ad sales plunge 59% as woes continueTwitter's ad sales staff is concerned that advertisers may be spooked by a rise in hate speech and pornography on the social network, as we...
05 Jun, 2023, 09.12 PM IST
'You just lied! Elon Musk calls out BBC reporter during interview after he claims rise in hate speech on TwitterWhen asked to mention any incident or an example, the journalist said he doesn’t “actually use the feed anymore”.
13 Apr, 2023, 12.59 PM IST
Trial of 2016 Twitter troll to test limits of online speechThe misinformation campaign was carried out by a group of conspirators, prosecutors said, including a man in his 20s who called himself Ric...
20 Mar, 2023, 08.59 AM IST
As Elon Musk is learning, content moderation is a messy jobNeo-Nazi Andrew Anglin, the founder of an infamous neo-Nazi website, was reinstated Thursday, one of many previously banned users to benefi...
05 Dec, 2022, 11.12 AM IST
Hate speech down significantly on Twitter: Elon MuskTwitter CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said that the hate speeches are down significantly on the micro-blogging platform.
24 Nov, 2022, 05.51 PM IST
Elon Musk's Twitter roils with hate speech as trolls test new limitsTwitter has long wrestled with how to enforce content policies fairly on its platform in order to appease the advertisers, users and powerf...
29 Oct, 2022, 09.33 AM IST
Twitter loses online hate speech court battle in FranceThe decision provides ammunition to campaigners elsewhere in Europe who want tougher controls to prevent the spread of racist and discrimin...
21 Jan, 2022, 12.11 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi hits out at BJP's 'hate politics'"I too believe that the hate politics of the BJP is very harmful for the country. And this hatred is also responsible for unemployment. Dom...
17 Jan, 2022, 07.14 AM IST
Police again miss deadline to file report on Kangana Ranaut's hate speech complaintThe complaint said that the actress' sister had posted objectionable message on Twitter in April.
06 Jan, 2021, 10.57 AM IST
Facebook changing 'race-blind' hate speech policy: ReportThe change is set to alter the social network's "so-called race-blind" system that has removed anti-white comments and excised innocuous co...
04 Dec, 2020, 01.27 PM IST
Senate panel moves to compel CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter to testifyThe committee's unanimous vote marked the start of a new bipartisan initiative against Big Tech companies, which have been under increasing...
02 Oct, 2020, 08.23 AM IST
View: State governments should crack down on hate speech on social mediaEarlier, hatemongers had only a limited audience in the form of an assembled crowd or pamphlets. Big media cut out hate speech. Till the 19...
08 Sep, 2020, 11.39 PM IST
Officials debate whether India should have its own social media content moderation rulesIndia provides immunity, or safe harbour, to intermediaries under Section 79(2) of the I-T Act on the condition that the platforms do not m...
01 Sep, 2020, 07.11 AM IST
Facebook removes 574 posts; Twitter deletes 49 accounts during first three phasesAs many as 60 Facebook posts had ‘political advertisements’ during the silent period despite EC’s directions against the same
25 Apr, 2019, 08.36 AM IST
US Senator slams Twitter, FB for blocking Mother Teresa's quote on abortionMother Teresa, the founder of Missionaries of Charity who is revered for her work with the poor in India, was proclaimed a saint by Pope Fr...
12 Apr, 2019, 01.32 PM IST
Would #MeToo bring any redemption for Twitter?The platform has been severely criticised for not doing enough to clamp down on hate speech, especially violent threats against women.
15 Oct, 2018, 03.56 PM IST
Twitter to fight spams, trolls, hate speech“Inauthentic accounts, spam, and malicious automation disrupt everyone’s experience on Twitter, and we will never be done with our efforts ...
28 Jun, 2018, 08.51 AM IST