Digital Discourse Database

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Germany springs to action over hate speech against migrants

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Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 6.1.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | censorship, cyberbullying, Facebook, law, politics, social media
Summary | Facebook has recently decided to comply with German law rather than their own corporate policies when it comes to hate language on their platform contributed by users from Germany. Germany is very strict about prohibiting hate language against minorities. Critics say this is a step in the wrong direction towards censorship.
Image Description | Protest crowd holding a canvas.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), text

Police charge student with tweeting a threat after white supremacist petition circulated

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Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 17.1.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | law, politics, school, threat, Twitter
Summary | After a white supremacist leaflet has been circulated in a local high school, a student took to Twitter to announce that the school will be attacked. The police were able to identify the student and she was charged "on a juvenile citation with disruption of school activities" but was not incarcerated as she is a minor. The school spokesperson has voiced their great concern with the white supremacist material that has circulated in the school.
Image Description | White supremacist leaflet.
Image Tags | text

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