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Hate Speech

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg departing from the Tech for Good Summit at the Élysée Palace in Paris on May 23rd, 2018.

A conversation with Siva Vaidhyanathan about why social media platforms aren't doing a better job at removing bigotry and misinformation.

By David M. Perry

Rohingya refugees walk after crossing the Naf river from Myanmar into Bangladesh.

While Facebook must improve its policies in curtailing the spread of hate speech against Muslims in Myanmar, those steps won't address the fundamental drivers of persecution and violence in the region.

By Oren Samet

Students walking across the campus at Harvard University.

Only 64 percent felt freedom of speech was secure in the U.S.

By Elena Gooray

The Grand Dragon of the Michigan Ku Klux Klan (left) addresses the crowd as another Klan member looks on during a rally on August 21st, 1999, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Research from Poland reveals regular exposure to such material desensitizes us to its cruelty.

By Tom Jacobs

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder and chief executive officer.

The company has said it would remove all audience categories based on users' reports of their interests, education, and employment.

By Daniel Golden

A new report reveals that right-wing extremism is on the rise in the U.S., with no thanks to Trump.

By Jared Keller

A round-up of news and research on hateful speech, and efforts to silence it.

By Kate Wheeling