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Meghan Markle has been the topic of every conversation since she quit being an active royal along with her husband, Prince Harry. Online hate can disturb anybody, Duchess or not, and Markle has oftentimes addressed the issue while sharing her own experience about the same. Let’s take a look at what Meghan has to say about social media negativity and the impact that it has on her.

The federal government’s proposed online harms bill is not only “fundamentally flawed,” but also violates the freedom of expression and privacy rights of Canadians, warn technology law experts.

Title: Lift Every Voice Description:  The project aims to conduct a research study to qualify the lived experiences of Black Nova Scotian musicians as it relates to accessing employment and opportunities to participate within the music industry. Funding Amount: $89,600 Organization: Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre  Title: Driving Diversity in our Health Workforce for Indigenous peoples and Africa Nova Scotian Communities: Operationalizing Action on Systemic Barriers Description:  Th...

A civil rights group is suing Facebook for its failure to stop the spread of anti-Muslim hate speech on the platform.

A Look at the Liberal Government’s Different Internet Content Control Measures The Liberal government’s Bill C-10, which has been criticized by the opposition and advocates for its potential to limit free speech, is part of a number of measures and directives issued by the federal government for internet and speech control. These measures include introducing new regulations for online content, a legal framework to address “online hate,” as well as a struck-down section of Canada’s el...

Comments Off on U.S. Antisemitic Incidents Remained At Historic High in 2020 Incidents targeting Jews in Colorado reached second-highest level in the last 10 years, according to annual ADL report  Denver, CO, April 27, 2021 … Antisemitic incidents remained at a historically high level across the United States in 2020, with a total of 2,024 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism reported to ADL (the Anti-Defamation League). While antisemitic incidents declined by 4 percent nationw...

TC Sessions: Justice 2021 is happening now — join the conversation Today’s the day we roll up our collective sleeves, engage in vital conversations about diversity, inclusion and equity in tech — and continue the important work of building a better industry for everyone. TC Sessions: Justice 2021 features an impressive agenda packed with interactive presentations, breakout sessions and panel discussions with some of the tech world’s brightest innovators, leaders and worker-activists. T...

Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: Justice TC Sessions: Justice, our second-ever dedicated event to diversity, equity, inclusion and labor in tech, is coming up on March 3, 2021. This is a virtual one-day conference featuring the brightest innovators, leaders and worker-activists in the industry. We’re pumped to be able to host Backstage Capital founder and Managing Partner Arlan Hamilton, Gig Workers Collective’s Vanessa Bain, Alphabet Workers Union Executive Chair Parul Koul, Color of...

The Atlantic After the Capitol riot, Twitter had no defense for keeping the president on the platform. The internet is real life. This was the lesson of Pizzagate in 2016, which made clear that conspiracy theorizing on message boards can lead to a man carrying a rifle into a restaurant. This was the lesson of the deadly Charlottesville rally in 2017, which made clear that online hate is a precursor to offline violence. This was the lesson of the Christchurch mosque shootings in 2019, which were...

Christchurch massacre: an Australian crime Husna Ahmed was a wife and mother who migrated from Bangladesh to New Zealand, where she used to teach children and help to care for the elderly at her local mosque. When the Australian terrorist began to slaughter the fellow members of her congregation at the Masjid Al Noor last year, she ushered the other women and children safely towards a side exit, before returning in search of her husband, who has been a paraplegic since a hit-and-run accident s...