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While it is understandable that social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter remove content that incites or promotes violence, they are not currently archiving this material in a manner that is accessible for investigators and researchers to help hold perpetrators to account , HRW said.

Not enough to remove hate speech, social networks must archive...

Online posts could also help document atrocities and abuses such as chemical weapons attacks in Syria and police abuse...

10 Sept 2020 4:22 PM IST

Its no secret that millions of jobs have been lost since the onset of the pandemic and workers who are part of the informal sector, the mainstay of the Indian economy, have been very badly hit. (Representational image: PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Polarisation in pandemic times is the price we...

The narrative grabbing headlines in recent days pivots around the persistent drip-drip of hate speech against minorities

30 Dec 2021 7:30 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

2 Hindu bodies seek to intervene as parties in SC in PIL alleging hate...

Hindu Sena' and Hindu Front for Justice, have moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene as parties

24 Jan 2022 1:24 PM IST

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

List action taken to halt hate talks: SC to Uttarakhand, Himachal

Court note of the assurance given by the state govt that authorities are confident that no untoward statement will be...

26 April 2022 12:36 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

13 Opposition leaders question PM's 'silence' over recent violence

The leaders express concern over the ruling establishment trying to polarise society by raising issues relating to food,...

16 April 2022 11:51 PM IST

Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair comes out of Tihar Jail after being granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in all FIRs lodged against him in UP, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Let SC act: End arbitrary arrests over...

The BJP and other right-wing entities have taken up cudgels against Mr Zubair, and the secular elements are up in arms...

21 July 2022 11:30 PM IST

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana addresses the Indian diaspora at an event organised by the Association of Indo Americans, in San Francisco, USA, Saturday (PTI Photo)

Non-inclusivity is an invitation to disaster, says CJI Ramana

Ramana's observation comes close on the heels of the top court chastising Nupur Sharma for her controversial remarks

3 July 2022 6:58 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

Centre plans 'comprehensive' CrPC changes to deal with hate mongering

The top court said what was required was a "will and a pure heart" to enforce the existing laws

14 Jan 2023 12:18 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

AA Edit | What judicial wisdom has to advise on hate speech

The court's response came while hearing a petition seeking action on blatant attempts by Hindutva forces to...

24 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Facebook and Twitter did not respond to requests for comment on December 29.

Twitter seeks help measuring 'health' of its world

The move is the latest by Twitter aimed at curbing disinformation, propaganda and provocation.

2 March 2018 9:42 AM IST

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during The Fortune CEO Initiative 2018 Annual Meeting, Monday, June 25, 2018, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Apple 'no home' for haters, says CEO Tim Cook

Cook said supremacists, conspiracy theorists, and those who seek to spread hate have no place on Apple's platforms.

4 Dec 2018 6:42 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women judged more than men for hate speech

Here is what a new study has found.

1 Aug 2018 1:09 PM IST