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  • X does not enforce its policy on hate-speech
    X does not enforce its policy on hate-speech
    September 5, 2024

    A few days ago, at the start of September 2024, Brazil banned X (Twitter) following Elon Muskโ€™s refusal to suspend what Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes […]

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  • Blur faces: Signal’s anonymity tool
    Blur faces: Signal’s anonymity tool
    June 5, 2020

    The encrypted messaging App Signal has released an update to support the protests in the United States. They explain: “At Signal, we support the people who have gone […]

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  • Tackling Hate on Twitter – Civil Society and the Bots
    Tackling Hate on Twitter – Civil Society and the Bots
    January 5, 2018

    Last year we received a suspicious tweet directed to us, followed by one from another account warning us the first account was a troll. That was how we […]

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  • Twitter getting tougher on hate
    Twitter getting tougher on hate
    December 19, 2017

    On the advice of its Trust and Safety Council, Twitter has expanded its understanding of prohibited hate. For the first time Twitter will consider content on users profiles […]

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  • Can reporting news be hate?
    Can reporting news be hate?
    May 30, 2017

    Earlier today OHPI received an e-mail with the message “Very Offensive Y tube video , pl stop this hateful obnoxious video”. ย It linked to a YouTube video titled […]

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  • A response to Eric Schmidt’s memo to tech companies
    A response to Eric Schmidt’s memo to tech companies
    December 9, 2015

    Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, has written an editorial in the NYT setting out a memo for tech companies, governments and social media users on their […]

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  • Facebook to add a new “dislike” button
    Facebook to add a new “dislike” button
    September 16, 2015

    Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook will soon be adding a dislike button feature to its system.ย We welcome the addition of a dislike button which users have been […]

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  • Virginia shooting: Lessons for social media companies
    Virginia shooting: Lessons for social media companies
    August 27, 2015

    The shooting last night of two journalists in Virginia, US, has again sparked debate about the policies of social media companies. The shooter Vester Lee Flanagan shot the […]

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  • โ€œVirality on the Internetโ€ and OHPI
    โ€œVirality on the Internetโ€ and OHPI
    August 14, 2015

    In a recent article, Reddit moderators talk about the challenges of moderating the online discussion platform. A few things the article highlights are: The company is bound by […]

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  • Reddit announces fresh code of conduct
    Reddit announces fresh code of conduct
    July 17, 2015

    Last September, the online discussion platform Reddit came into severe public scrutiny. One of its pages (or subreddits as they are called on the platform) had been instrumental […]

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