Panel formed to curb online hate speech

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The country’s newly formed cybercrimes watchdog has formed a special committee to ensure surveillance of social media platforms to suppress hate speech and sectarian content during the holy month of Muharram. On the instruction of the country’s top security czar, Mohsin Naqvi, the director general of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) … Read more

Meta policy fuels hate speech, survey finds

[ad_1] Harmful content including hate speech has surged across Meta’s platforms since the company ended third-party fact-checking in the United States and eased moderation policies, a survey showed Monday. As per AFP, the survey of around 7,000 active users on Instagram, Facebook and Threads comes after the Palo Alto company ditched US fact-checkers in January … Read more