Tag: HATE

Figuring out where to draw the line between free speech and harassment is hard enough for the government; it's even more difficult for Facebook. In recent months, the social network has found itself on the fulcrum of many high-profile free speech debates, ranging in topics from controversial cartoons to cyberbullying to Wikileaks. Through it all, Facebook's 'hate and harassment' team has tried to ...

A school board member in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas has announced that he will step down from his position, after having faced widespread criticism for a torrent of anti-gay rants he posted on his Facebook page. Clint McCance, who served as the vice president of the Midland School District, recently spewed a slew of homophobic sentiments all over his Facebook page, in response to GLAAD's October ...

Say something rude to someone on the street and you'll immediately have to face up to the repercussions, which might be anything from a dirty look to a punch in the nose (or worse). Online, though, people feel immune to such fallout, and research suggests that this immunity drives them to act horribly once they jump on the Internet. According to an article on CNN.com, such nasty online behavior ...