Tag: Hate speech
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Top Advertisers Urged to Boycott Twitter if Musk allows Hate Speech, Others
Twitter Inc.’s top advertisers are being urged by dozens of advocacy groups to boycott the platform if its new billionaire owner Elon Musk lowers safety standards for content. The groups pressed companies including Apple Inc., Best Buy Co., Coca-Cola Co. and Verizon Communications Inc. in a letter to their chief executive officers Tuesday to…
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Twitter must Comply with EU Content Rules, says EU Commissioner
Twitter will have to comply with new European Union rules tackling misinformation and hate speech on social media. EU Commissioner, Thierry Breton, said on Friday after Elon Musk’s takeover of the U.S. messaging service. “In Europe, the bird will fly by our EU rules,” Breton wrote on Twitter referring to the social media platform’s…
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Adidas Cuts Ties With Ye, Absorbing €250 Million Profit Hit
Adidas AG will absorb a hit to earnings of up to €250 million ($247 million) this year to end its partnership with Ye following a rash of offensive behavior from the rapper and designer. The German sports company said it’s cutting ties with Ye, formerly Kanye West, with immediate effect, confirming an earlier story…
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FG Budgets N81.6m to Combat Fake News, Others
The Federal Government as part of its advocacy against fake news, hate speech, and banditry has allocated the sum of N81,677,335 to the cause. This is contained in the 2023 appropriation bill obtained from the website of the budget office of Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had, over time, said that…