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Hate speech

Kenya says social media won't be blocked after warning to Facebook

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The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) said Friday it had given Facebook's parent Meta seven days to act following a report it allowed more...

  • EFF leader Julius Malema testified in the civil case brought by the AfriForum in the Johannesburg High Court on 16 February 2022. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter.

    Anti-apartheid songs still have a place in a democratic SA, says Gunner

    The court has heard testimony from African literature scholar Professor Elizabeth Gunner in the case between the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and lobby group AfriForum.

    170 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema . Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter.

    WATCH LIVE: Malema back in court in AfriForum hate speech case

    EFF leader Julius Malema is back in the Johannesburg High Court for the hate speech case brought against him by AfriForum.

    171 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema testified in the civil case brought by the AfriForum in the Johannesburg High Court on 16 February 2022. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter.

    EFF’s Julius Malema firm on use of ‘shoot the boer’ song, denies hate speech

    EFF leader Julius Malema has defended his party’s version of 'Dubul' ibhunu', insisting that struggle songs are not meant to be interpreted directly.

    172 days ago
  • FILE: Jon Qwelane. Picture: YouTube screengrab.

    ConCourt rules Qwelane article is tantamount to hate speech

    Qwelane penned an article in the Sunday Sun newspaper in 2008 titled: 'Call Me Names – But Gay Is Not Ok'.

    373 days ago
  • FILE: With more than one billion users, Instagram has like other social networks spent years trying to fight harassment, hate speech and disinformation. Picture: 123rf.com

    Instagram lets users filter insults in private message requests

    Running on the user's device to preserve privacy, rather than Instagram's servers, the new filters will block requests to open a direct messaging conversation that contain offensive words, expressions or emojis.

    473 days ago
  • Nigerian preacher and prophet TB Joshua. Picture: Facebook.

    Blocked by YouTube over 'curing' gays, Nigerian pastor speaks up

    The founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, a Christian megachurch in Lagos, is one of Africa's most influential preachers with a large following on TV and social media.

    475 days ago
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    Facebook hit by French lawsuit over hate speech

    The Paris-based campaign group, known by its French acronym RSF, said it was taking Facebook to court for 'misleading commercial practices'.

    503 days ago
  • EFF members protest outside Senekal Magistrates Court on 16 October 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    AfriForum takes EFF & Malema to court over ‘shoot the boer’ song

    This is the second time AfriForum takes Julius Malema to court for the controversial song.

    612 days ago
  • FILE: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures during a press conference regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic at the Planalto Palace, Brasilia. Picture: AFP

    Bolsonaro tells Brazil not to deal with pandemic 'like fags'

    "All anyone talks about these days is the pandemic. We need to stop that," said Bolsonaro during the speech, which was ostensibly on tourism.

    635 days ago
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    Matome Letsoalo gets 3-year suspended sentence for antisemitic comments

    Matome Letsoalo pleaded guilty to a charge of crimen injuria for threatening and antisemitic tweets posted in June 2018.

    646 days ago
  • FILE: The Constitutional Court. Picture: EWN

    SAHRC: Qwelane matter about constitutionality of Section 10 of Equality Act

    The Human Rights Commission has been joined by various organisations to challenge a Supreme Court ruling that upheld the columnist’s appeal of an Equality Court judgment.

    684 days ago
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    Kim Kardashian joins celebrities in social media 'freeze' against hate

    Facebook has come under heavy pressure from activists, governments, and companies that advertise on its platforms for tougher action on promoting discrimination, hatred, or violence.

    691 days ago
  • The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). Picture: www.sahrc.org.za

    Man behind 'Tracy Zille' account unmasked, charged with hate speech

    SAHRC commissioner Chris Nissen said they had sufficient evidence of hate speech and that the matter would be referred to the Equality Court.

    710 days ago
  • FILE: The founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on 15 February 2020. Picture: AFP

    Facebook's Zuckerberg to meet activists, won't act on boycott

    The news comes amid increased pressure on the leading social network to clamp down on incendiary content which promotes racism and violence, which has gained momentum with more than 650 advertisers joining a boycott.

    766 days ago
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    VW, Adidas, Puma join Facebook ad boycott over hate speech

    Some 200 brands have now paused advertising with the social media giant as part of the #StopHateForProfit campaign launched by social justice activists.

    768 days ago
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    YouTube shuts down far-right channels over hate speech

    The video sharing platform pulled the plug on the channels as online social media platforms face increasing pressure to crack down on hateful rhetoric.

    769 days ago
  • Algerian presidential candidate Abdelmadjid Tebboune (C) arrives to cast his ballot in the capital Algiers on 12 December 2019. Picture: AFP

    Protest-torn Algeria plans to ban 'hate speech'

    Algerian social networks have become a battleground for rival political camps after they gave rise to the popular 'Hirak' protest movement that in April ended the 20-year reign of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

    937 days ago
  • FILE: EFF leader Julius Malema. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter.

    Gordhan, Malema case puts hate speech in focus

    Equality law expert Justine Limpitlaw said while the EFF leader’s comments were offensive, they're not against the law.

    1011 days ago
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