online hate speech
Report: Holocaust denial persists on Facebook one year after push to stanch it
By Yonat Shimron — December 1, 2021
(RNS) — The ADL found that while dedicated Holocaust denial groups have been removed from the platform, public and private groups as well as personal profiles still contain links to such sources.
Fighting anti-Semitism and remembering the Holocaust on social media
By Paul O'Donnell — March 12, 2019
(RNS) — Not waiting for social media platforms to take action, institutions from Washington to Auschwitz combat hate by creating a 'virtual community of remembrance.'
Muslim leaders speak out against Trump’s inflammatory retweets
By Sharon Samber — November 29, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Americans are 'shocked but not surprised' by the president’s actions, said the Council on American-Islamic Relations' national executive director, Nihad Awad.
Policing themselves? Hate speech watchdog ADL enlists Facebook and others
By Kimberly Winston — November 14, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) — The new Center for Technology and Society wants to place tech companies on the front lines in combating online hate speech. But can Silicon Valley police itself?
ADL plans Silicon Valley center to fight cyberhate
By Jon Swartz — March 13, 2017
AUSTIN (USA Today) The Anti-Defamation League is opening a Silicon Valley center to combat the rapid growth in online hate speech.
In Indonesia, a new way to take back social media from extremists
By Yonat Shimron — November 15, 2016
JAKARTA, Indonesia (RNS) How can the world’s third-largest democracy bridge its diversity challenges? At a hackathon this summer, a group of Indonesians came up with an idea.
When not reading the comments is not an option
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 1, 2016
(RNS) For journalists at religious media outlets, their faith is both what can make them a target of hate online and what influences their responses.
NJ private school forces teacher to remove Facebook page after anti-gay posts
By Alex Napoliello — March 12, 2015
SOMERVILLE, N.J. (RNS) A Catholic high school teacher was forced to remove her Facebook page Wednesday (March 11) after a petition surfaced online calling attention to her "homophobic" posts.
Wikipedia’s edit wars and the 8 religious pages people can’t stop editing
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — July 24, 2014
(RNS) The problem confronting many Wikipedia editors is that religion elicits passion -- and often, more than a little vitriol as believers and critics spar over facts, sources and context.
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