News EU Court Upholds Verdict Finding French Politician Liable for Hateful Comments on Facebook Wall The government further submitted that free speech interference was prescribed by law, pursued legitimate aims, and was necessary for a democratic society. Aarathi GanesanJune 5, 2023
News Meta’s shareholders reject proposal seeking to address hate speech in India Proposal 7 was the only one of the 13 proposals being put to vote that looked at India, according to the Internet Freedom Foundation. Vallari SanzgiriJune 1, 2023
News How Tattle and Hatebase Tackle Online Misinformation and Hate Speech in Non-English Languages Our interview on Tattle and Hatebase, two civic-tech initiatives to track hate speech, misinformation in regional Indian languages Aarathi GanesanNovember 3, 2022
News “Security Concerns” Prevented Meta from Releasing Full Report on Impact of Hate Speech on India Wall Street Journal reports that Meta withheld parts of its Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) pertaining to hate speech in India Aarathi GanesanOctober 3, 2022
News ‘United We Stand’: How Will YouTube, Twitch, Microsoft, and Meta Combat ‘Hate-Fueled Violence’ in the US? The tech giants said there will be new policies and initiatives for safety and awareness against hate speech on their platforms Aarathi GanesanSeptember 19, 2022
News Meta’s stakeholders worry about problematic content moderation on Facebook and other platforms Facebook has been getting much bad press for lack of effective content moderation, and its Oversight Board's meeting shows why that might be Vallari SanzgiriSeptember 16, 2022
News Summary: Tech companies adopt self-regulatory code to tackle harmful online content in New Zealand Tech companies Meta, Google, TikTok, Twitch,and Twitter have adopted a self-regulatory code to tackle harmful online content in New Zealand Sarvesh MathiAugust 3, 2022
News How YouTube’s ‘Super Chat’ Connects Fans to Creators—While Also Monetising Harmful Content YouTube's Super Chat feature lets fans pay to get comments pinned. A report explores how this can also end up promoting online hate speech. Aarathi GanesanJune 22, 2022
News TLDR: Internet Explorer, China, Amazon, Google, E.U., U.S. Antitrust, Swiggy, Zomato, Spotify, Google Gender Suit, Nothing and OnePlus, Nagpur Hacking, U.N. Technology Envoy Here is a quick lowdown on all the latest developments in tech news and policy Aarathi GanesanJune 18, 2022
News The Lesser Known World of Harmful Content on YouTube An NYU-STERN report explores harmful speech spread on YouTube—and the gaps in information on the platform’s content moderation policies Aarathi GanesanJune 16, 2022