Hate speech
Jun 29, 2020 07:50
Starbucks said on Sunday that its actions were not part of the “#StopHateforProfit” campaign, but that it is pausing its social ads while talking with civil rights organisations and its media partners about how to stop hate speech online. read more
Mar 09, 2020 18:44
Follow global examples in crafting a legal regime that imposes strict liability on intermediaries and users read more
Mar 04, 2020 12:42
The Supreme Court is hearing petitions filed by 10 riot victims and social activist Harsh Mander. read more
Mar 04, 2020 09:07
The petition has been filed by 10 victims of violence which broke out in Northeast Delhi last week. read more
Feb 28, 2020 00:46
The public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by social activist Harsh Mander and Farah Naqvi, who sought the registration of FIRs into cases of hate speeches, a judicial probe by a retired judge, and other prayers. read more
Feb 27, 2020 14:44
The court had directed the police to “take a conscious decision” by today on registration of FIR in respect of inflammatory speeches allegedly made by politicians. read more
Feb 27, 2020 11:22
The Law Minister said the Congress had displayed its “scant regard for the judiciary” by politicising a routine transfer. read more
Feb 22, 2020 23:25
PM Modi also said that while reviewing existing laws, “the objective should be to maintain the honour and dignity of aggrieved civilians”. read more
Feb 22, 2020 23:17
Deshmukh also said that his department would take appropriate action, if necessary, against Pathan – who is an ex-MLA from Mumbai, for making incendiary remarks. read more
Feb 22, 2020 20:36
A criminal complaint has been filed in a Bihar court against Pathan and All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul- Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi accusing them of “promoting enmity between two communities on grounds of religion”. read more
Feb 22, 2020 16:39
US legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies’ ability to offer end-to-end encryption and it aims to curb the distribution of child sexual abuse material on such platforms. read more
Feb 12, 2020 14:45
Digital Civility Index (DCI) is a measure of the tone and tenor of online interactions as reported by consumers. India fared poorly in 2019 by reporting a 71% on the index. A higher DCI score means lower perceived civility read more
Dec 25, 2019 20:06
Users could receive a warning alert with a ‘Hate O’Meter’ – the hate speech severity score – the sender’s name, and an option to view the content or delete it unseen, akin to spam and malware. read more
Nov 15, 2019 19:36
Twitter’s policies have created toxicity. An alternative gets life read more
Nov 03, 2019 12:07
The hate speech detection project is about extracting data from popular social media sites and perform sentiment and statistical analysis on the same to obtain the overall Sentiment and Temperament regarding a particular keyword or tweet. read more
