Hate Speech

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is suspending advertising on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Instagram in support of a campaign to curtail hate speech on the social media platform. What Happened Verizon became the latest entity to come out in support of the “Stop Hate for Profit”...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) on Tuesday published an explanation of its policy on “hate speech” that, if anything, shows just how hard it is for the company to accurately police a problem that goes far beyond social media. It’s the company’s latest attempt to fend off criticism...

Tech giants, led by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) are leading the fight to not only combat online hate speech, but do so quickly and efficiently. According to Bloomberg, a new "code of...

The German government confirmed on Tuesday that social media companies have agreed to delete hate speech from their respective social media platforms within 24 hours. The social media platforms include Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ:...