Hate Speech

Monkeypox has been labelled a "gay disease" in countries from the U.S. to Iraq, triggering fears of more stigma for LGBTQ+ people.

Päivi Räsänen, a member of Finland's parliament, and Bishop Juhana Pohjola wrote and published a pamphlet about "biblical marriage."

"We are better than this as a school system and a community," the district's superintendent said in an open letter to parents.

The plastic sandwich bags containing the messages were distributed "randomly," police in Berkeley, California, said.

A Meghan Markle troll spoke disparagingly of the boyfriend who died alongside Princess Diana during a video on her monetized YouTube channel.

Meghan Markle trolls are turning YouTube hate accounts into a big money industry, netting millions across 25 channels, a data analyst estimates.

The controversial far-right French presidential candidate was fined $11,000, and it isn't the first time he has been convicted on such charges.

University of Pennsylvania professor Amy Wax is facing growing criticism for comments she made on a recent podcast episode.

"God loves you for who you are. Those who say they love God, but hate their brother, are liars," the local archbishop said.

"This has been one of the most traumatizing experiences in my life and in the lives of my colleagues," said Nicole Newman in a video statement.

"Our hearts go out to all those who have received this disgraceful propaganda. Hatred has no place in our community," Jewish community leaders said.

Haugen has accused the company of not doing enough to combat hate speech, misinformation and other potentially harmful content on its platforms.

Baudet must take down the tweets within 48 hours or face a fine of €25,000 a day until they're deleted.

The Enumclaw School District's Nov. 22 Zoom meeting was disturbed by two unidentified people using racial slurs and displaying a picture of George Floyd.

The "Facebook Papers" revealed that former President Trump's post about looters in Minneapolis resulted in a large spike in hate speech on the social media platform.

The reams of leaked documents show that sometimes the company's public messages don't align with what's occurring behind the scenes.

Facebook whistleblower has exposed Facebook's poor handlings of terrorist content in the Middle East.

In some countries, Facebook offered an array of services to limit hate speech in misinformation. But in others, those safeguards did not exist.

On Wednesday, Netflix employees planned to walk out in protest of the company's response to the Chappelle controversy.

Social media and government representatives at the International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance blamed social media for contributing to a rise in antisemitism.

Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, who was born in Pittsburgh, was told to "go back to India" in a handwritten note sent to his office.

Content creators are boycotting Twitch to raise awareness for minority creators who are facing hate raids on the platform.

The group, which has been called "the toxic male separatist movement," was banned, leaving some people to wonder—what took so long?

A spokesperson from Twitter told Newsweek that the move was made due to "repeated violations" of the company's rules.

A trans/nonbinary Jewish classmate fears for their safety after a TikTok of their peers emerged in which they emulated a 'Hitler gang.'

Prince Harry has spoken out on the threat posed by social media and why they need to be held accountable, warning: "We are losing loved ones to conspiracy theories."

Some people are criticizing the company on social media for apparently ignoring complaints about similar items in the past.

Parler was removed from the internet early on Monday morning after hosts Amazon said it had breached the user agreement.

Twitter's new policy focuses on language that dehumanizes people based on race, national origin, or ethnicity, noting that tweets will be deleted and accounts may be suspended.

"YouTube removed an entire episode of the Candace Owens show because we said that men are not women, and women are not men. I honestly cannot even believe how absolutely bats*** woke you have to be to believe basic truth to be 'hate speech,'" the conservative commentator tweeted on Friday.