Online Hate Speech

• LGBTQ, Indigenous and racialized groups fear online hate bill may curtail rights

  Documents contain warnings that federal plans to curb online hate speech could lead to marginalized groups, including sex workers, being unfairly monitored, targeted by police.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2022
  
• ‘Time to act’: Advocates press feds to tackle online hate speech, raise wording concerns

  The Liberals promised during the recent federal election that legislation addressing online hate would be a priority in the new parliamentary session, set to get underway Monday.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2021
  
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• Liberal, Conservative MPs join task force aimed to combat online anti-Semitism 

  Liberal MP Anthony Housefather and Conservative MP Marty Morantz are joining an international task force aimed at making web giants do more to combat anti-Semitism online.

  Oct 1, 2020
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• Charlottesville suit seeks to connect online speech with real-world violence

  The plaintiffs anticipate the case will go to trial sometime next year.

  World

  Nov 14, 2019
• Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos banned from Facebook, Instagram over hate speech rules

  The company said Thursday that it has also banned Louis Farrakhan, Paul Nehlen, Paul Joseph Watson and Laura Loomer, along with Alex Jones’ site, Infowars.

  Tech

  May 2, 2019
• Bill Kelly: The politics of hatred is tearing us apart

  Twisted political discourse dominates the airwaves and social media, Bill Kelly says.

  Commentary

  Apr 29, 2019
• How social media is helping white supremacist movements

  A report by an Alberta organization suggests extremist groups such as white supremacists are benefiting from the expansion of social media.

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2019
• The rising worries about anti-Semitism in Europe

  A recent European Union survey of 16,500 Jewish people across Europe showed that 28 per cent of respondents reported being harassed within the past year.

  Features

  Mar 7, 2019
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• Forget anonymity: Internet trolls are more abusive when using their real names, study finds

  It turns out those who hide behind screen names aren't necessarily the most abusive kind of Internet trolls, according to a new study.

  Tech

  Jul 29, 2016