Facebook’s chief technology officer, Mike Schroepfer, oversees the social network’s efforts to develop automated tools to detect harmful content. James Martin/CNET Facebook said Thursday that
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Kim Kardashian West and other celebrities urge Facebook to do more to combat hate speech
Facebook is in the hot seat yet again over how it handles hate speech. Angela Lang/CNET Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry and other celebrities with
Facebook engineer quits, accuses social network of ‘profiting off hate’
Another Facebook engineer left the company over concerns over how the social network handles hate speech. Angela Lang/CNET A Facebook engineer left the social media
TikTok removed more than 380,000 US videos this year for hate speech
TikTok, like other social networks, has to grapple with hateful content on its app. Angela Lang/CNET TikTok, known for short videos of people lip-syncing and
Twenty state AGs press Facebook to do more to combat hate speech
Facebook should take specific steps to curb hate speech on its platform, state attorneys general say. Angela Lang/CNET Twenty state attorneys general demanded Facebook do
Twitter’s upcoming tools aim to fuel research, fight hate speech
Twitter plans to unveil a revamped API next week. Graphic by Pixabay; illustration by CNET Twitter said Thursday that it plans to release new tools
Facebook ad boycott: Why big brands ‘hit pause on hate’
Major brands say they won’t spend money on Facebook ads in July. Angela Lang/CNET Facebook has long been criticized for not doing enough to combat
Reddit bans controversial forum The_Donald as it revises hate speech policies
CNET Reddit banned controversial forum The_Donald on Monday as it brought in sweeping changes to its hate speech policies. The subreddit sprung up as a
Why The Last of Us Part 2 is getting internet hate
Naughty Dog Less than two weeks before The Last of Us Part 2’s June 19 release date, its director Neil Druckmann, said he expected the
Reddit slammed by former CEO Ellen Pao for ‘amplifying’ racism and hate
Ellen Pao Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images Former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao harshly criticized the tech company on Tuesday after it published an open letter condemning racism, with Pao saying