hate speech

Politics & Government

Elon Musk sues disinformation researchers, claiming they are driving away advertisers

2:24pm August 01, 2023

by Shannon Bond

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is suing the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the spread of hate speech and viral falsehoods on social media.

A new report by GLAAD highlights the high rate of harassment and hate facing LGBTQ users on social media. In this photo, demonstrators rally in favor of LGBTQ rights outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019.

National

Social Media Hate Speech, Harassment 'Significant Problem' For LGBTQ Users: Report

1:19pm May 10, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

LGBTQ social media users encounter hate speech and harassment at higher rates than all other identity groups at 64%, according to GLAAD's inaugural social media index report.

Civil rights groups and other critics say the social network has not done enough to curb misinformation, hate speech and voter suppression ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

Politics & Government

Civil Rights Groups Say If Facebook Won't Act On Election Misinformation, They Will

9:51am September 25, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Facebook critics are banding together to monitor misinformation, hate speech and voter suppression on the social network because, they argue, it has fallen short.

Arts

International Band Tinariwen Welcomed In Winston-Salem

7:05am September 18, 2019

by David Ford

An outpouring of local support for an international band culminated just before the Tuesday night concert at The Ramkat in Winston-Salem.

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Politics & Government

Boone Declares Itself A 'Welcoming Community'

11:42am August 27, 2019

by Neal Charnoff

The Boone Town Council has passed a “welcoming community resolution.”

Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO Sello Hatang points to South Africa's current flag as he welcomes a ruling against its old flag in Johannesburg Wednesday. At right is Ernst Roets, leader of the AfriForum group that was targeted in the foundation's lawsuit.

World News

Court Limits Display Of South Africa's Old Apartheid Flag, Citing Hateful Legacy

11:30am August 21, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Saying the flag immortalizes an era of racial segregation, the Equality Court rules that it is "a vivid symbol of white supremacy and black disenfranchisement and suppression."

Upcoming Tinariwen Concert In Winston-Salem Prompts Threats On Social Media

11:30am July 23, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

An ad for an upcoming concert from a Grammy-winning North African rock band has prompted threats and hate-speech on social media.

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James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, and other staff members were targeted for more than a decade with menacing emails from a former U.S. diplomat who was convicted on Thursday of hate crimes.

National

Former U.S. Diplomat Convicted Of Threatening Arab American Group

3:29pm May 10, 2019

by Hannah Allam

A former U.S. diplomat, Patrick Syring, sent threatening emails to members of the Arab American Institute for more than a decade. On Thursday, he was found guilty of seven federal hate crime charges.

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Instagram has increasingly become a home for hate speech and extremist content, according to Taylor Lorenz, a reporter for The Atlantic.

Instagram Has A Problem With Hate Speech And Extremism, 'Atlantic' Reporter Says

3:21am March 31, 2019

by Korva Coleman

While Facebook and Twitter have come under criticism for the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories, Instagram has flown relatively under the radar, says Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic.

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Facebook announced Wednesday that it will ban white nationalism and separatism content starting next week. "It's clear that these concepts are deeply linked to organized hate groups and have no place on our services," it said.

Facebook Bans White Nationalism And Separatism Content From Its Platforms

9:15pm March 27, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The company says such content is linked to white supremacy and organized hate groups. Users who search for terms related to white supremacy will be directed to an anti-hate site.