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Australia Probably Won’t Block Social Media During Terrorist Attacks [Updated]
On Sunday, the Australian government announced plans to allow internet service providers and telcos to block sites hosting extremist material during crisis events. It intends to block domains that don’t take down terrorist and violent extremist content in a timely manner. It is also pushing for websites to upgrade their content monitoring controls. While initial…
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8chan Owner Jim Watkins Facing Summons To Testify Before Congress, Child Porn Probe In Philippines
Infamous image board 8chan, breeding ground for neo-Nazis and a favoured place for white supremacist mass shooters to drop manifestos before going on murder sprees, is only having its troubles get worse.
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YouTube Shuts Down Chats After Streams Of House Hearing On White Nationalism Are Flooded By White Nationalists
YouTube shut down numerous chat rooms being flooded for over an hour by racist comments when thousands of people tuned into YouTube on Tuesday to watch a House Judiciary Committee congressional hearing on the rise of white nationalism.
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Video Game Publisher Apologises For 8chan AMA, Claims Ignorance
Earlier today, video game publisher THQ Nordic apologised after hosting an AMA on controversial imageboard site 8chan. Philipp Brock, the PR & Marketing Director THQ Nordic took personal responsibility for the AMA on Twitter, citing a lack of due diligence and understanding as the decision behind the AMA.