Hate Speech

Himanta Biswa Sarma must resign as Chief Minister of Assam for serial violations of his oath of office: PUCL

The constitutional oath of office enjoins a chief minister to govern without ‘fear or favour, affection or ill-will’

Promoting fraternity: Courts to the rescue

Stay on transmission of hate programme of Sudarshan TV

BJP MLA’s communal Facebook posts finally removed

Posts by Shiladitya Dev sparked hatred against Bangaldeshi-Muslims in Assam

Who is protecting, encouraging and funding hate speech maker Suresh Chavhanke?

Multiple central service associations, senior officers, concerned citizens have sought action against him, once again 

The ruling is surprising and disappointing: Brinda Karat on Hate Speech Case Dismissal

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate dismissed the application on the technicality, that prior Govt sanction is needed for prosecution of the respondents, who MPs

Heer Khan arrested by UP police for posting abusive anti-Hindu video 

An unending cycle of online hate speech continues; small time trolls get arrested, the big names however, continue to thrive

Delhi Govt’s Committee of Peace and Harmony to examine Facebook India’s role in Delhi riots

The Committee of Peace and Harmony talks to two journalists monitoring Facebook’s community standards’ implementation in India, the proceedings were livestreamed

Bengaluru riots coverage: Kannada news media under the scanner

Anti hate-speech group writes to state minorities commission demanding action against errant channels, publications

Blaming algorithms is denial of corporate responsibility: Former civil servants to Facebook

Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg demands a look into the working of Facebook’s hate-speech policy in India

Hate content on social media: Corporate and individual responsibility

Does the WSJ expose on FB’s alleged tacit support of the regime’s hate machinery also open doors to a deeper understanding of what led to the Bengaluru riots?

What is the BJP’s latest status update on Facebook?

Political debate over allegations of selectively ignoring hate speech heats up, BJP sticks to deflecting core issue

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