Tag: Hate Speech

Hate Speech: SC questions govt for being mute spectator, slams TV anchors
Hate Speech: SC questions govt for being mute spectator, slams TV anchors

SC questioned the government for being a mute spectator, instead of playing lead role in curbing such speeches.

  • Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Hate speech: FIRs against Nupur, Owaisi, Yati Narasimhananda & others
Hate speech: FIRs against Nupur, Owaisi, Yati Narasimhananda & others

A separate case was registered against Nupur Sharma and others.

  • Thursday, 09 June 2022
Court defers verdict in Akbaruddin Owaisi hate speech case
Court defers verdict in Akbaruddin Owaisi hate speech case

FIRs were lodged against AIMIM leader in various police stations in the state. Last month, Telangana High Court had ordered clubbing of multiple FIRs into one single case. His counsel has argued that there cannot be multiple FIRs on one alleged crime.

  • Tuesday, 12 April 2022
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Google told to remove hate speech videos on Sikhism

New Delhi: A court here on Thursday directed Google India to remove from social media, including Youtube, all videos featuring a woman called Sakshi Bhardwaj who is making hate speech about Sikh gurus and Sikh religion. The court also restrained Google India from uploading and publishing any videos containing hate speeches and derogatory remarks against any […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Centre examining report on new laws to deal with hate speech on internet

New Delhi: The Home Ministry is examining a report submitted by a high-level committee formed to propose new laws or amendments to deal with hate speech on the internet, said informed sources. The committee, headed by T.K. Viswanathan who served as director of ADR, ICADR and as Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, submitted its […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
EU gives Facebook, Twitter 'last warning' on hate speech

Brussels: The European Union on Thursday gave an ultimatum to Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies to rid their platforms of hate speech or face legal consequences. The European Commission, EU’s top regulator, said the social media firms are still failing to act fast enough. It said it would pass laws allowing the EU […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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German bill not 'right way' to combat hate speech: Facebook

Berlin: Reacting to Germany’s plans of enacting a new law to impose up to a whopping 50 million euros in fine on social networks if they fail to remove hate speech and fake news quickly from their platforms, Facebook has said that the draft law is not the right way to achieve these goals, media reported. […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Pakistan 'Spews Venom', Takes To Hate Speech Like Fish Takes To Water: India At UN

United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan for “spewing venom and false narratives” of monumental proportions in the United Nations, saying it takes to hate speech like fish takes to water and “obfuscates” the international community from the truth as Islamabad yet again raked up the Kashmir issue at the world body. Pakistan consistently rakes up […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Telangana BJP MLA Banned By Facebook For Violating Hate Speech Policy
Telangana BJP MLA Banned By Facebook For Violating Hate Speech Policy

Hyderabad: Facebook on Thursday banned BJP MLA from Hyderabad, T. Raja Singh, who is at the centre of a controversy that erupted after a report in ‘Wall Street Journal’ that Facebook’s content policies favoured the BJP. The social media giant banned the legislator from its platform and Instagram for violating its policy that prohibits content […]

  • Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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SC Notice To Twitter, Centre On Plea Seeking To Curb Hate Speech, Abusive Content

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and Twitter on a plea seeking a mechanism to check content on Twitter spreading hatred through fake news and instigative content through bogus accounts. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde issued the notice on a plea by BJP leader Vinit […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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