My thoughts on interesting articles for the week of August 9, 2019, including Viacom buying “Garfield.”
Tag: hate speech
Twitter can support an open platform without tolerating the “alt-right”
Alt-right site InfoWars has been kicked off numerous platforms, except Twitter. I look at why Twitter should show Alex Jones and others like him the door.
Study: Banning hate speech from Reddit actually worked
A recent study by several universities shows that Reddit banning the worst of its hate speech subreddits did have a positive effect.
The tech industry grapples with hate speech
Since last week’s Charlottesville protest against neo-Nazis/White supremacists, the tech industry’s been grappling with how to deal with hate speech.