Tag Archives: hate speech

Christian Broadcasters Sue To Block Hate Speech Law

Religion News Service reports: The National Religious Broadcasters, an association of Christian media outlets, has joined a lawsuit seeking to block a California law that requires social media companies to publish their policies on removing hate speech from their platforms. “In an environment where much religious viewpoint expression is considered ‘controversial’ speech, NRB is acting to stop the weaponization of …

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“Kill All Gays” Sign Greets Orlando Motorists [VIDEO]

ClickOrlando reports: Orlando police said they’re investigating and confirming a homophobic threat that was posted on a digital traffic sign in Lake Nona that read “Kill all gays.” Police say the threat was posted on a sign at Lake Nona Blvd. and Nemours Pkwy. around 3:45 a.m. on Wednesday and that the sign appeared to have been tampered with. News …

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College Coach’s Anti-Gay Slur Costs Him $1M/Year

ESPN reports: West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins will return to the sideline next season in the wake of using an anti-gay slur in a radio interview earlier this week. Huggins has agreed to a million-dollar salary reduction, a three-game suspension and sensitivity training. Huggins’ suspension will take place during the Mountaineers’ first three regular-season games, and his contract will …

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EU Names Platforms Subject To Stricter Content Rules

TechCrunch reports: The European Union has confirmed the names of over a dozen platforms that will face the strictest level of regulation under its recently rebooted and expanded ecommerce rules, aka the Digital Services Act (DSA). The list is a mix of familiar digital services, from social media apps to search engines and app stores — with no real surprises. …

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Husband Of Log Cabin Spox: We Might Move To Russia Because The Gays Here Will Rape Your Kids, Buy A Gun

“It’s very hard to, like, understand the West and it’s why one day we’ll probably end up picking up our things and moving to Russia. Because this is just too strange, and I mean we’ll go to Russia and we’ll still be too westernized and maybe we’ll have to get bullied a little bit over there but it’ll put some …

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Fox Host: Dismantle The Perverted Dept Of Education

“Republicans should run on sanity versus lunacy, parents versus perverts. That’s what it’s come down to inside schools. Dagen, I agree with you, it shouldn’t be a federal issue. But it is, and they’ve made it one, and they’ve taken it over. So the idea of local control actually doesn’t really exist anymore. “When you look at the pipeline of …

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Shapiro Host: The Pride Flag Is A Hate Symbol [VIDEO]

“Let’s just put this plainly. The Pride flag does not deserve our respect. In fact, it deserves our disrespect. It deserves our contempt and mockery. “It is not the flag of gay people. Okay? That’s not what it is. Gay people in America, they already have a flag. It’s called the American flag. It’s the flag we all share or …

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Twitter Launches New Policy Against Violent Speech

The Verge reports: Twitter announced that it has “officially launched” a new Violent Speech policy that outlines its “zero-tolerance approach towards Violent Speech.” Its content is similar to Twitter’s previous violent threats policy, though it manages to be both more specific and more vague. Both policies ban you from threatening or glorifying violence in most scenarios (each version has carve-outs …

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WI Town’s Publicly-Funded Paper Runs Anti-LGBTQ Ads

Madison’s ABC affiliate reports: The official newspaper for the City of Evansville is facing mounting criticism from members of the community after disseminating several anti-LGBTQ publications to all Evansville residents. In various ads, editorials and letters obtained by 27 News, the Evansville Review willingly published speech that accused the LGBTQ community of “grooming children” and acting in “perverted” sexual behavior. …

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Twitter Axes Council Tasked With Fighting Hate Speech

The Washington Post reports: Twitter on Monday night abruptly dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the latest sign that Elon Musk is unraveling years of work and institutions created to make the social network safer and more civil. Members of Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council received an email with the subject line, “Thank You,” that informed them the council was …

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Hate Speech Soars On Twitter After Musk’s Takeover

The New York Times reports: Before Elon Musk bought Twitter, slurs against Black Americans showed up on the social media service an average of 1,282 times a day. After the billionaire became Twitter’s owner, they jumped to 3,876 times a day. Slurs against gay men appeared on Twitter 2,506 times a day on average before Mr. Musk took over. Afterward, …

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Club Q Owner Blames “Groomer” Rhetoric For Shooting

The Associated Press reports: Nic Grzecka’s voice was tinged with exhaustion as he spoke with The Associated Press on Wednesday night in some of his first comments since Saturday night’s attack at Club Q, a venue Grzecka helped build into an enclave that sustained the LGBTQ community in conservative-leaning Colorado Springs. Grzecka said he believes the targeting of a drag …

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Jenna Ellis: Club Q Shooter’s Victims Are Now In Hell

“The five people who were killed in the nightclub that night, there is no evidence at all that they were Christians. “And so assuming they have not accepted the truth of the gospel of Christ and affirmed Jesus Christ as the lord of their life, they are now reaping the consequences of having eternal damnation. And that is far, far …

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Shapiro’s Streamer Claims Over 1M Paid Subscribers

Axios reports: The Daily Wire, a conservative media and entertainment company, says it now has more than 1 million paid subscribers to its streaming service DailyWire+. The company has been positioning DailyWire+ as a conservative alternative to mainstream entertainment companies, particularly Disney. In March, Daily Wire execs said the company was planning a significant push into kids entertainment in response …

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Musk: Banned Users Won’t Return Until After Midterms

The Daily Beast reports: Elon Musk vowed early Wednesday that Twitter would not allow any banned accounts back on the site for weeks, meaning that Donald Trump and others will not return to the platform ahead of the midterm elections on Nov. 8. Musk, who completed his $44 billion takeover of Twitter last week, said he is building a content …

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Twitter Limits Content Moderation Ahead Of Election

Bloomberg News reports: Twitter Inc., the social network being overhauled by new owner Elon Musk, has frozen some employee access to internal tools used for content moderation and other policy enforcement, curbing the staff’s ability to clamp down on misinformation ahead of a major US election. Most people who work in Twitter’s Trust and Safety organization are currently unable to …

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Kanye West Sparks Threats To LA Holocaust Museum

CBS News reports: The Holocaust Museum of Los Angeles said it has been flooded with antisemitic messages after artist Kanye West rejected their offer of a private tour. The influx of hateful messages comes after West  made a series of antisemitic remarks. Despite his comments, the CEO of the Holocaust Museum of L.A. Beth Kean and the museum offered a …

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Ireland To Criminalize Anti-Transgender Hate Speech

The Irish Times reports: New laws will criminalise incitement to hatred against transgender people and those with a disability, the Cabinet agreed on Tuesday when approving a Bill intended to make prosecutions for hate speech and hate crimes easier. The Bill will add gender, including gender expression and identity, as well as disability to a list of “protected characteristics” which …

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Social Media Platforms Must Post Hate Speech Policies Under New California Law Signed Yesterday By Newsom

The Hill reports: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed into law a social media transparency measure that he says protects residents from hate and disinformation posts spread through social media platforms. A.B. 587 will require social media companies to publicly post their policies regarding hate speech, disinformation, harassment and extremism on their platforms and report data on their enforcement …

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Video Platform Rumble Drops Ban On Hate Speech

The Daily Beast reports: While the online video platform Rumble has long taken criticism for amplifying right-wing misinformation and conspiracy theories, the video-hosting service is preparing to head in an even darker direction, hiring one of Alex Jones’ lawyers to draft new content moderation policies that remove an existing ban on material that promotes or incites hate groups. In June, …

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