Politics Sep 14 Israel’s Netanyahu to meet Elon Musk amid accusations of antisemitism on X By Josef Federman, Associated Press
Economy Jul 31 Musk threatens to sue researchers documenting the rise in hateful tweets An attorney for the platform recently wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate accusing the group of trying to hurt the site's advertising. By David Klepper, Associated Press
Politics Jul 07 Watch 10:48 Brooks and Capehart on cluster munitions for Ukraine, Trump’s grip on Republican voters New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, his upcoming trip to Europe and the Republican… By Amna Nawaz, David Brooks, Jonathan Capehart
World Nov 24 Twitter, other tech companies slip on removing hate speech, EU review says European Union data shows that Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year. The figures were published Thursday as part of an annual evaluation of online platforms’ compliance with… By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
Nation Oct 26 Watch Debate over Ye’s popularity continues as companies cut ties after his antisemitic remarks Adidas ended a multi-billion dollar business deal with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, saying his antisemitic remarks went against the company’s values. Since the controversy erupted, Foot Locker, Balenciaga, talent agency CAA and Vogue’s Anna Wintour are among those… By John Yang, Dorothy Hastings
Oct 10 Watch 7:02 Who decides what is acceptable speech on social media platforms? By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings There are questions once again about the future of Twitter and what it should and should not allow online. Specifically, how far should the company go when it comes to permitting free speech? What should be taken down when it… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 7:23 Children’s hospitals become targets of anti-transgender attacks and harassment By Stephanie Sy In recent weeks, several children’s hospitals have become targets of far-right attacks and harassment. Anti-transgender activists have been using social media to spread disinformation about gender-affirming medical care. Jay Brown of the Human Rights Campaign joins Stephanie Sy to discuss… Continue watching
Jul 13 Social media platforms fail to stop LGBTQ hate speech, according to GLAAD report By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press A new report says social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users. Continue reading
Jun 09 Facebook’s system approved dehumanizing hate speech By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook has failed another test of its ability to detect blatant, violent hate speech in advertisements submitted to the platform by the nonprofit group Global Witness. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 4:59 Facebook hits refresh with ‘Meta’ but internal leaks reveal a larger crisis By PBS NewsHour Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced ‘Meta’ as the new corporate name on Thursday. The rebranding comes as Facebook battles an onslaught of bad PR after a series of leaked internal documents reveal the company did not do enough… Continue watching