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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

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Women judged more than men for hate speech

Here is what a new study has found.

1 Aug 2018 1:09 PM IST

Conference workers speak in front of a demo booth at Facebooks annual F8 developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. The chairman of the U.K. Parliaments media committee says the government office that investigated the Cambridge Analytica scandal has fined Facebook 500,000 pounds ($663,000) for failing to safeguard users data. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Facebook has removed hundreds of posts under German hate-speech law

The social network received 1,704 complaints under the law, known in Germany as NetzDG.

1 Aug 2018 7:31 AM IST

While the platforms may not have anticipated the influx of hate speech and meddling from foreign powers like Russia, North Korea and China, Bajarin said, they should have acted more quickly once they found it. (Photo: AP)

Tech giants still stumbling in the social world they made

The dark side of untrammelled discourse, the thinking went, would sort itself out as online communities moderated...

11 Aug 2018 7:54 AM IST

The statement by Om Prakash Rajbhar, who is a Cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath government, is simply to garner some cheap publicity, state BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi said. (Photo: PTI)

Why can't Yogi Adityanath be prosecuted for 'hate speech', SC asks UP...

The SC issued notice returnable in 4 weeks on special leave petition against Allahabad HC order rejecting plea for...

20 Aug 2018 8:58 PM IST