"Hate Speech"
PewDiePie Backtracks on ADL Donation, Says He Was “Advised” to Do It, Fans Could Tell “Something Was Off”
“I also didn’t know a lot of things that surfaced throughout this whole thing about the charity…I understand why people had concerns about it and these are things that I would have known myself I had just taken my time,” PewDiePie said.
Buzzword “Hate Speech” Is Spawning New Industries Intent on Profiting From Curbing Online Speech
Such is the power of the concept of hate speech today that an industry is springing up around it, to serve mostly tech giants under fire from politicians and the media.
PewDiePie Says He Will Donate $50,000 to the Anti-Defamation League
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has a history of pressuring YouTube to more strictly moderate its creators.
YouTube’s “Hate Speech” Rules Claim More Casualties, This Time Modeling and Tabletop Game Communities
YouTube’s “hate speech” rules have led to many innocuous videos being demonetized and deleted.
Facebook Executives Say Zuckerberg and Sandberg Are “Incredibly Involved” in Content Policy and Moderation
Apparently, Sandberg and Zuckerberg are willing to micromanage the behemoth that currently serves nearly 2.5 billion users and has tens of thousands of employees.
YouTubers Popular With Kids to Face “Significant Business Impact”, Disabled Ads, Comments, and Notifications
The changes are likely to be far-reaching and impact gaming channels, family vlogging channels, and other major channel categories on YouTube.
YouTube Is Now Removing Over 100,000 Videos per Quarter for “Hate Speech”
Yet another example of YouTube moving towards so-called “authoritative sources” while neglecting independent creators.
Chinese-Style Social Media Censorship Is Increasingly Influencing Western Platforms
Chinese-style social media censorship – coming to a Western democracy near you.
Malaysia Outlines Plans to Crack Down on “Hate Speech” Online
Several critics, however, argue that the laws concerning hate speech may turn out to be archaic, and need to be amended or banned.
US Social Media Companies Delay Signing France “Hate Speech” Pledge
A senior Trump administration said some of the social media companies felt “bullied by France to join.”
“Misgendering” a Robot in the Upcoming Borderlands 3 Could Get Users Banned From Community
“Misgendering” a character in the game – a robot called FL4K – will have their account banned from the official platform, on the grounds of having violated hate speech rules.
Senator Josh Hawley Slams Facebook’s Conservative Bias Audit: “It’s a Smokescreen Disguised as a Solution”
The audit has received widespread criticism from both conservatives and liberals.