South Africa faces difficult social media hate speech regulations

South Africa faces difficult social media hate speech regulations

According to ISPA, the Internet Service Providers’ Association, residents in SA are not protected when sharing inappropriate content on main social media channels As the laws of the country do not cover citizens attempting to remove unlawful content posted on...
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Social media platforms to remove hate speech

Social media platforms to remove hate speech

Main social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft will delete hate speech on their platforms within 24 hours The new measures will comply with a new European Union set of rules and regulations aiming to address both...
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Social media industry is declining

Social media industry is declining

New survey shows that platforms struggle to earn consumers’ trust New survey from Environics Communications shows that, despite becoming ubiquitous, social media platforms are constantly struggling to earn trust among users. In a new market study released ea...
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Social media platforms battle against Islamic State posts

Social media platforms battle against Islamic State posts

Global social media platforms struggle deleting ISIS supporters posts “We promise black days for all crusader nations allied in their war against Islamic State,” tweeted Abu al-Walid, a few hours after terror attacks in Brussels. Despite Twitter closing hi...
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