Grimes tweets at Elon Musk that she ‘cannot support hate’ and then swiftly deletes it

They are parents to a blushing baby boy with a unique name, but they aren’t afraid to spar on social media from time to time.  Grimes tweeted at her boyfriend Elon Musk with a somewhat scolding message on Friday, which was soon deleted. The trippy Canadian singer, 32, wrote her message in response to one of … Read more

Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang reveals he’s prepared ‘for wave of hate’ when he releases debut album

Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang reveals he’s prepared ‘for a wave of hate’ when he releases debut solo album By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 00:26 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 00:33 BST, 17 July 2020 He’s the only child of rock star Eddie Van Halen. And Wolfgang Van Halen says he’s prepared ‘for … Read more

Transgender rights advocate and Neighbours star Georgie Stone condemns Adelaide hate preacher

‘We deserve to feel safe’: Transgender rights advocate and Neighbours star Georgie Stone condemns a ‘cruel’ Adelaide hate preacher for distributing homophobic pamphlets By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:01 BST, 12 July 2020 | Updated: 03:03 BST, 12 July 2020 Neighbours star Georgie Stone has condemned a series of homophobic pamphlets that … Read more

Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook needs to get better at removing hate speech

On June 17, Color Of Change along with the NAACP, ADL, Sleeping Giants, Free Press, and Common Sense Media authored an open letter asking corporations to cease advertising on Facebook for the month of July. These are the key figures behind those organizations: Rashad Robinson – Color of Change President Founded in the wake of … Read more

Zuckerberg told staff that Facebook is ‘not gonna change’ in response to boycott over ‘hate speech’ 

On June 17, Color Of Change along with the NAACP, ADL, Sleeping Giants, Free Press, and Common Sense Media authored an open letter asking corporations to cease advertising on Facebook for the month of July. These are the key figures behind those organizations: Rashad Robinson – Color of Change President Founded in the wake of … Read more

BBC host accuses Facebook of ENCOURAGING sharing of ‘hate speech’

Facebook’s European vice president today admitted the platform struggles to stop the sharing of ‘hate speech’, amid a growing boycott from firms halting advertising.  In a BBC interview, Steve Hatch said there was ‘no tolerance on our platform for hate speech’ but claimed debates around such issues were, ‘extremely challenging’.  But Radio 4’s Today host … Read more

YouTube bans Richard Spencer, David Duke and Stefan Molyneux for hate speech

YouTube is the latest social media site to take a stand against hate speech. The video platform banned several well-known white supremacist channels, including those belonging to Richard Spencer, David Duke and Stefan Molyneux. The Google-owned site updated its policy last year to include a ban on videos ‘alleging that a group is superior in … Read more

Reddit BANS 2,000 communities including r/The_Donald after major change to policies on hate speech

Reddit BANS 2,000 communities including r/The_Donald after major change to content policies Reddit has banned 2,000 subreddits after changes to its hate speech policy  Banned communities include r/The_Donald and a popular left-wing subreddit The bans represent a significant sea change at Reddit By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 21:07 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 21:43 … Read more

Meghan Markle spoke with Black EMT, 18, who says she was set on fire in alleged hate crime

Meghan Markle has reportedly been in touch with a biracial woman who is said to have recently survived an alleged hate crime. An assault on Althea Bernstein, an 18-year-old EMT, is being investigated as a hate crime after she was allegedly burned by lighter fluid thrown at her and ignited by a white man.  Michael Johnson, the CEO … Read more

Boycott of advertising on Facebook to force platform to remove hate speech ‘will go global’

A boycott of advertising on Facebook designed to get the social media platform to remove hate speech will next go global, say its organizers.  The ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign will now work on getting European companies to join the boycott and urge regulators to take a hard stand on Facebook. More than 160 companies … Read more