Tech Giants Must Go Further to Combat Online Terrorism
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Tony D'Amato Stortz |
July 12, 2017
Technology giants Facebook, Microsoft, Youtube, and Twitter have launched a joint effort to curb terrorist recruitment and extremism on their platforms. The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, announced June 26, is an encouraging attempt to collaborate on existing efforts to remove content promoting violence, terrorism and discrimination from the Internet.
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Sara McCleary |
I find the debate surrounding social media platforms’ ethical obligations to be fascinating.
Read moreCalgary Police Investigating Antisemitic Post on Facebook
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Police in Calgary have launched an investigation into an antisemitic Facebook post that was exposed by B’nai Brith Canada last Friday.
Read more“Kill All Jews Now” is an Acceptable Message, Facebook Says
Facebook has determined that a graphic explicitly calling for the genocide of all Jews “doesn’t violate [its] Community Standards.”
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By Jordan Zaitchik
B’nai Brith Canada
Facebook is once again on the receiving end of accusations of letting antisemitism run rampant without consequences on its website.
Read moreZuckerberg Accused of Letting Facebook Incite Israel Hatred
By Jordan Zaitchik
B'nai Brith Canada
A top Israeli Minister is accusing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of having "some of the blood on his hands" of murdered teenager Hallel Yaffa Ariel.
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