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City Councilman Rory Diamond is proposing a law that would ban anyone from projecting images onto someone else's building — a response to several antisemitic displays in Jacksonville.
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In a new report, GLAAD found that 84% of LGBTQ adults said not enough protections are on social media to prevent discrimination, harassment or disinformation.
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A jury in Brunswick, Ga., found defendants Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan guilty of hate crimes in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.
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The changes are part of updated guidelines designed to improve safety and security on TikTok. It will also pull content that promotes disordered eating and restrict content related to dangerous acts.
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Gov. DeSantis said his opponents are using a staff member's deleted tweet "as some type of political issue."
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Saying plaintiffs have offered a “parade of horribles,” attorneys for the state want a federal judge to toss out a challenge to a new law that requires conducting surveys on Florida college and university campuses about “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity.”
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LGBTQ social media users encounter hate speech and harassment at higher rates than all other identity groups at 64%, according to GLAAD's inaugural social media index report.
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The Atlanta shooting has led to heated discussion about the blame — and violence — aimed at Asians during the pandemic. It's the latest example in a long history of hatred fueled by disease.
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Members of the nonprofit Parents For Peace came to Washington to show the human toll of violent extremism. They want Americans to see hate as a public health crisis.
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Facebook is beginning to enforce a ban on white nationalist content this week. The move comes as Australia, Germany and other countries pass tough laws to curb hate speech.
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While Facebook and Twitter have come under criticism for the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories, Instagram has flown relatively under the radar, says Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to The Verge's Casey Newton, who reported on the mental health costs to social media content moderators in the U.S., who spend hour after hour monitoring graphic content.