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TopicHate speech

Topic: Hate speech

UP cops probe Hindu leader as video shows him call for ‘economic, social boycott of Muslims’

In a video circulated online, Swami Anand Swaroop can be heard saying that people who read the Quran are 'no longer human, they become a beast'.

UK’s communications regulator imposes £20,000 fine on Republic Bharat for ‘hate speech’

The decision was taken in view of a programme aired on Republic Bharat on 6 September, 2019, which Ofcom said was in contravention of its rules on hate speech. 

Facebook ‘under tremendous political pressure’ to manage content, top official says

There are conflicting views about what should & shouldn’t be circulating on internet, particularly when it is not illegal, says Nick Clegg, Facebook V-P, global affairs & communications.

‘Influential people have to be responsible’ — why SC refused to quash anchor Amish Devgan FIRs

Court differentiates between free speech & hate speech, noting that cases against journalist Amish Devgan for insulting Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti need to be probed further.

‘India-linked’ threat to Macron among first 6 cases taken up by Facebook content watchdog

According to the Facebook Oversight Board, the case is about a post on a group that ‘appears to exist for Muslims in India’.

Ankhi Das quits as Facebook India policy head to ‘pursue public service’

Ankhi Das became the centre of a controversy after a Wall Street Journal article in August alleged she turned a blind eye to hate speech posts by BJP leaders on Facebook.

New plea in Sudarshan News case seeks SC help to ‘stem menace of hate speech’ by TV anchors

An intervention application has been filed in SC by Sangeeta Tyagi, wife of Congress spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi who died after a TV debate, and political scientist Kota Neelima.

Supreme Court giving Sudarshan News case a constitutional colour is curious

The facts of the case are so cut-and-dried that Supreme Court's constitutional question about seeking a balance between free speech and right to equality doesn’t arise.

Umar Khalid’s arrest shows the future of dissent in India only gets darker from here

Those questioned by Delhi Police share with me their harrowing experience of being repeatedly called to interrogation chambers and threatened with imprisonment.

Facebook India snubs AAP government, ignores summons to appear before assembly panel

Facebook India says it has already appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee and that its regulation falls 'within exclusive authority of the Union of India'.

On Camera

History teaching requires revision more than textbooks

The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?