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SPEECH

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 23, 2022
Twitter restores anti-trans accounts and fuels hate, groups say
Advocates say the recent shooting highlights the potential real-world violence that can stem from rhetoric against the trans community.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 21, 2022
Twitter turmoil and staff exodus aggravate security concerns
Twitter devolved into what campaigners described as a cesspit of falsehoods and hate speech after recent layoffs cut half the company's 7,500 staff.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2022
Hate speech and online extremism fed Pelosi attack, terror experts believe
Nancy Pelosi has been demonized online and in public by both far right and far left-leaning political websites and figures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022
Twitter exploring a sale would make free speech an afterthought
Elon Musk — the world's richest man — says he wants to make Twitter an 'arena for free speech,' which alarms many who are worried about hate speech and bullying.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2022
Russia’s independent journalists need help
Even before the war, committing journalism in Putin's regime had become a hazardous task.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2022
American book-banning tradition is as old as the Mayflower
One activist said, 'Why is everyone so upset? Controlling what children read is entirely different from controlling what adults read.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Dec 28, 2021
Hiroshima groups press for ordinance banning hate speech
Some experts are cautious about the legal restrictions because of potential conflict with the right to freedom of expression as stipulated in the Constitution.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2021
Harvard’s conservatives shouldn't have to hide behind pseudonyms
Fearing the wrath of cancel culture, conservative writers at Harvard are reluctant put their names on student publications.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2021
Facebook knew about abusive content globally but failed to act, documents show
The company hasn't hired enough workers who possess both the language skills and knowledge of local events needed to identify objectionable posts in a number of countries.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Sep 27, 2021
You can’t feign ignorance in a connected world
The lecture circuit is its own thing, but you can give your own presentations on a smaller scale and still have an impact.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jun 28, 2021
Discrimination and inertia slow use of Ainu grants, two years after launch
The first law recognizing the Ainu ethnic minority as an Indigenous people took effect in May 2019, with that legislation designed to protect and promote their culture through subsidies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2021
Florida’s new social media law violates the first amendment
The key provision of the Florida law states that 'a social media platform may not willfully deplatform a candidate for office” — and imposes a $250,000 per day fine for violations.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 24, 2021
Online harassment is all a part of Japan’s ‘post’ racism
Public figures in Japan have been making headlines by talking about the amount of racialized abuse they receive online. However, such bullying has been around for a long time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 22, 2021
Calling out the elephant in the blogosphere
Two Japanese blogs have made headlines recently for racist remarks against ethnic Koreans, while online discussion starts to ask what Japanese people should do in response.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2021
Biden signs bill addressing hate crimes against Asian Americans
The bill amounts to the first legislative action that Congress has taken to bolster law enforcement's response to attacks on people of Asian descent during the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 2, 2021
Asian American groups push for socio-political clout with funding surge
Asian Americans are the country's fastest growing ethnic group, yet have long been overlooked in national discussions about diversity and racial equity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 1, 2021
Hate speech can’t be met with indifference and ignorance
When the head of DHC began making anti-Korean comments, many news outlets decided it was just better not to talk about it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2021
Death threats and hate speech make Rohingya activist's Malaysia refuge a prison
Malaysia has long been seen as friendly to the persecuted minority, but that sentiment soured a year ago as people started saying Rohingya were spreading COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2020
Anti-Myanmar hate speech flares in Thailand over virus
The rhetoric reflects a global pattern since the start of the pandemic of foreigners being blamed for spreading the virus.

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