Tag: hate speech
YouTube takes down more than 111,000 hate speech videos
YouTube appears to be making progress in the fight against hate speech, reporting a five-fold increase in the number of offending videos and channels removed. The Google-owned platform said it took down more than 111,000 videos it classed as hateful or abusive between April and June, up from just under 20,000 in the previous three…
Facebook moves to ban white nationalist hate speech
Content related to white nationalism and separatism will now be banned by Facebook, as the social network broadens its definition of hate speech following the mosque attack in New Zealand and pressure from civil rights groups. White supremacy has long been banned by the company, but it had held back from restricting white nationalism and…
Google’s Jigsaw offers free anti-meddling tools ahead of EU elections
Google is giving political organisations in Europe free access to tools that tackle online attacks and disruption ahead of upcoming EU elections in May. The company’s cybersecurity incubator Jigsaw is making its Project Shield system available to campaigns and candidates, amid fears of election meddling. From today, the defence technology is being rolled out to…
YouTube removes adverts for Britain First
YouTube has removed adverts for far-right group Britain First after clips promoting the organisation appeared before videos on the site. The adverts were taken out after the Guardian contacted the video-sharing platform about the clips, which had appeared before content linked to Brexit and British politics, the newspaper said. It reported that the video showed…
