Facebook Allegedly Deems Pro-Trump Diamond and Silk ‘Unsafe to the Community’
Facebook has reportedly limited the page of the pro-Trump YouTube sensations Diamond and Silk.
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Critics Warn French Plans to Censor Fake News ‘Despotic’
Experts and advocates for a free press have branded French plans to outlaw so-called fake news hypocritical and an affront to human rights. Campaigners say that President Emmanuel Macron’s proposals — which include measures which would allow the French government
Europeans In Exodus To Russian Facebook to Avoid Censorship
Germans who are critical of Islam and mass migration are fleeing to the site VK, known as the Russian Facebook to avoid censorship of their remarks and possible raids on their homes. Free speech in Germany has come under fire
French Media Censor Identities Of Terrorists – ‘To Avoid Glorification’
Major French media outlets – including Le Monde – have decided to stop publishing photographs and names of terrorists in a move that could become enshrined in French law.
German Justice Minister Wants Harsher Action Against Hate Speech Online
The German Justice Minister Heiko Maas claims that social media sites don’t do enough to combat hate speech online and has threatened sites with further European Union (EU) regulation. In the latest attempt to crack down on what the German
Judge: Instant Jail Term if you Criticise Migrants Again
A couple appeared before a court to answer to charges of incitement because the man had established a Facebook group that was “hostile to refugees”. Peter M. founded a secret group called AFB (Anti Refugee Movement) about a year ago on
Pressure Group Releases Easy Guide To Prosecuting Online Hate Speech
An Austrian NGO has created a guideline for offended parties to easily report any anti-migrant ‘hate speech’ messages to police in order to prosecute those who post them. Non-governmental organisation (NGO) SOS-Mitmench, or SOS Fellow Man, is a pressure group which was
Married Couple Sentenced For Migrant Critical Facebook Group
A German couple were taken to court and sentenced after they created a Facebook group that criticised migrants and the government’s mass migration policy. The couple, who live in the German town of Vierkirchen, stood accused of inciting hatred toward
Facebook Bans Gay Magazine Critical Of Islam
Facebook has banned the page of gay magazine Gaystream after they published an article critical of Islam in the wake of the Orlando massacre. The social media platform has again been censoring pages that criticise Islam. Facebook banned the page
Muslim Police Chief Says ‘Offending Culture, Religion And Tradition’ Not Protected As Free Speech
A Muslim Police Chief Inspector for Greater Manchester has indicated that, according to his understanding, “Freedom of speech does not mean freedom of offending culture, religion or tradition”. Chief Inspector Umer Khan made the statement on social media this weekend, and
Wall Street Journal: Twitter Engulfed in Media Firestorm, Still Won’t Explain Yiannopoulos ‘Unverification’
Yoree Koh writes in the Wall Street Journal: “Twitter Inc. has ignited a debate over freedom of speech on the Internet by stripping the verification status of a controversial journalist for violating the social media site’s rules of conduct.”
