A teenage girl in Utah has had to seek police protection after a member of the Utah State Board of Education suggested that she could be transgender (she is not). In a now-deleted Facebook post, board member Natalie Cline made false implications about the teenager’s gender identity. Following the incident, the girl’s parents described their daughter as a tomboy … Continue reading Opinion: Utah incident reveals this inherent threat in anti-trans efforts to ‘protect’ girls in sports
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A Palestinian student was expelled from a Florida high school after his mother made pro-Palestinian posts on social media
Jad Abuhamda, 15, was expelled on November 19 from the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and his mother, Dr. Maha Almasri, was fired from her position as a math tutor at the school after she made posts criticizing Israel’s “collective brutality” against Palestinian civilians and children in Gaza during the ongoing war, CAIR … Continue reading A Palestinian student was expelled from a Florida high school after his mother made pro-Palestinian posts on social media
Senator demands answers on reports of Meta censoring pro-Palestinian content
Elizabeth Warren sends terse letter to Mark Zuckerberg, citing human rights organizations and Wall Street Journal report [...] Hundreds of users have reported that posts on Instagram related to Palestine were limited or removed with little explanation, while others have found their accounts entirely suspended. Meta previously attributed these removals to glitches in its systems, but an … Continue reading Senator demands answers on reports of Meta censoring pro-Palestinian content
Reversal of content policies at Alphabet, Meta and X threaten democracy, warn experts
As the 2024 elections approach, experts warn that top social media firms have rolled back vital safety policies and laid off moderation staff, creating a “a toxic online environment” vulnerable to exploitation that threatens democracy. [...] “The deluge of fake, hateful and violent content on social media platforms is about to go from very bad … Continue reading Reversal of content policies at Alphabet, Meta and X threaten democracy, warn experts
Former Harvard disinformation scholar says she was pushed out of her job after college faced pressure from Facebook
A nationally recognized online disinformation researcher has accused Harvard University of shutting down the project she led to protect its relationship with mega-donor and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The allegations, made by Dr. Joan Donovan, raise questions about the influence the tech giant might have over seemingly independent research. Facebook’s parent company Meta has long sought to defend itself against … Continue reading Former Harvard disinformation scholar says she was pushed out of her job after college faced pressure from Facebook
Rightwing personalities use X to bring antisemitic theories to light in US
The racist and antisemitic “great replacement” theory is encroaching out of the far-right and more visibly into mainstream US politics in the wake of its platforming by major figures like Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson, in a move experts believe shows the growing extremeness of rightwing politics in the US. [...] The “great replacement” is a … Continue reading Rightwing personalities use X to bring antisemitic theories to light in US
IBM suspends advertising on Elon Musk’s X after its ad appeared next to pro-Nazi content
The move comes after the progressive media watchdog Media Matters published an analysis that showed the Musk-owned platform had run ads for IBM — as well as for Apple, NBCUniversal’s Bravo, Oracle, and Comcast’s Xfinity — on the pages for multiple accounts championing Adolf Hitler and Nazi ideology. The accounts remained active on X Thursday afternoon, hours after the … Continue reading IBM suspends advertising on Elon Musk’s X after its ad appeared next to pro-Nazi content
Elon Musk agrees with antisemitic X post that claims Jews ‘push hatred’ against White people
An X post Wednesday afternoon said: “Jewish communties (sic) have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them.” The post also referenced “hordes of minorities” flooding Western countries, a popular antisemitic conspiracy theory. In response, Musk said: “You have said the actual truth.” https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/15/media/elon-musk-antisemitism-white-people/index.html … Continue reading Elon Musk agrees with antisemitic X post that claims Jews ‘push hatred’ against White people
Revealed: Republican debate broadcast partner fueled by misogyny and extremism
Holocaust-denying, pro-Nazi and white nationalism content posted on Rumble, exclusive livestreamer for November debate [...] The Republican Jewish Coalition is co-sponsoring the debate, while NBC will be televising it. [...] In recent days, the curated feed has promoted Laura Loomer, a widely de-platformed Trump acolyte, who the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has called an “anti-Muslim bigot”; … Continue reading Revealed: Republican debate broadcast partner fueled by misogyny and extremism
Elon Musk Sued For Pushing Online Neo-Nazi Conspiracy About Innocent College Kid
Ben Brody was just a college kid at the University of California when he was falsely identified as taking part in a scuffle between two neo-Nazi groups in Oregon back in June. Elon Musk retweeted the false information several times. Citing that Brody wanted to work in government, his supposed attendence was at the brawl was … Continue reading Elon Musk Sued For Pushing Online Neo-Nazi Conspiracy About Innocent College Kid
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