Hate Speech
Nepal lifts social media ban after deadly protests
Nepal‘s government has lifted a ban on 26 social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube, after mass protests turned deadly. The ban was imposed to tackle misinformation, fraud, and hate speech, but it sparked widespread outrage among young people, who felt their freedom of expression was being curtailed. According to Prithvi Subba […]
Musk’s X Sues New York to Block Social Media Hate Speech Law
Elon Musk’s X Corp has sued New York State Attorney General Letitia James, challenging a law in the US state that requires social media companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism, and other content. The complaint, filed on Tuesday in a Manhattan federal court, argues that the law forces companies to disclose “highly […]