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Study: Banning hate speech from Reddit actually worked
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Study: Banning hate speech from Reddit actually worked

by Anthony DeanSeptember 25, 2017December 10, 20210

Recently, Reddit’s tried to clean up the self-declared “front page of the Internet,” by banning some high-profile racist subreddits. (The fact they had to create …

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The tech industry grapples with hate speech
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The tech industry grapples with hate speech

by Anthony DeanAugust 21, 2017December 10, 20210

The past week in tech news has largely centered around the aftermath of the Charlottesville, Virginia counterprotests against neo-Nazis and white supremacists, which saw protester …

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Reddit finally shows some backbone, bans some racist subreddits
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Reddit finally shows some backbone, bans some racist subreddits

by Anthony DeanAugust 6, 2015December 10, 20210

Recent events with Reddit have made much of how vocally bigoted some of its subreddits are, and how half-heartedly they’ve handled such, often behind the …

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Reddit plans to deal with its racist content by… sticking a curtain in front of it?
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Reddit plans to deal with its racist content by… sticking a curtain in front of it?

by Anthony DeanJuly 16, 2015December 10, 20210

Reddit, the self-proclaimed “front page of the Internet,” has been under a lot of fire in recent months. Staff turmoil, an interim CEO leaving, and …

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Amazon places racial stereotype warnings in front of “Tom and Jerry” shorts
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Amazon places racial stereotype warnings in front of “Tom and Jerry” shorts

by Anthony DeanOctober 3, 2014December 10, 20210

News recently broke that Amazon’s begun to place a warning in front of its Prime Instant video streaming service’s “Tom and Jerry” shorts. The warnings, …

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A week of media racism, sexism, and homophobia: from superheroes to “Duck Dynasty”
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A week of media racism, sexism, and homophobia: from superheroes to “Duck Dynasty”

by Anthony DeanDecember 23, 2013December 10, 20210

While it’s not all about comics/animation, the previous week’s seen plenty of racist, sexist, and homophobic stuff in the media that I feel’s worth remarking …

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