X fails to block California law that forces social media companies to share content moderation policies
Elon Musk’s X Corp. lost its effort in court to block a California law that seeks to control toxic posts on social media by requiring companies to disclose their content-moderation policies...
Twitter/X could switch to paid-only model — Elon
Elon Musk says that Twitter/X is considering a switch to a paid-only model to crack down on bot armies spreading hate speech on the popular social media platform.
The tech billionaire’s proposed solution formed part of a discussion with Israeli...
These WhatsApp messages are being classified as hate speech — and can land you in jail
The Parliamentary portfolio committee on justice and correctional services has published the updated Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill for public comment.
According to the...
https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/02/germanys-social-media-hate-speech-law-is-now-in-effect/
Should our government regulate social media?
What stops governments from exploiting and using it for personal agendas?
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Hate speech on your Facebook page may land you in court
The Equality Court sitting in the Western Cape High Court will on Tuesday hear a hate speech case against Afrikaans songstress Sunette Bridges
IOL to get “hate speech comments” panel
Independent Media is planning to set up an advisory panel to investigate public hate speech on its websites, the company said on Thursday
The contents of a book called "Die Raadsplan" by Living Hope Ministries and its founding pastor Willie Smit amount to hate speech, the SA Human Rights Commission said on Thursday.
"It found the church publication offensive and amounting to hate speech," spokesman Isaac Mangena said.
The...
http://mg.co.za/article/2011-05-31-jon-qwelane-guilty-of-hate-speech
About time this idiot realised the consequences of shooting his mouth off. :rolleyes:
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Shoot-the-boer-incitement-to-murder-judge-20110516
Serves as presedent in Malema's case. Could he get a criminal record if it is deemed criminally illegal to sing the words?
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article379609.ece/Malema--Id-rather-go-to-jail
So, he would rather go to jail than not sing about murder and genocide? Then why the hell does he not sing it then?
Scared, fatboy?