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Social media has too often been used with “relative impunity” to spread hate, prejudice and violence against minorities, an independent UN human right expert said on Monday, calling for an international treaty to address the growing scourge. “The ...
Advantage has joined key suppliers to government on Marketplace, which recognises them as suppliers that government departments can purchase from. Advantage has joined leading suppliers in the following categories: Information Security Risk Management ...
Eco-friendly cleaning company in Auckland, Cleanse Right has recently launched a new website www.cleaningservicesauckland.co.nz . It provides information on the range of cleaning services for houses and businesses that are safe for humans and the environment. ...
Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 10:41 am Facebook today released a Corporate Human Rights Policy for the first time in its 17-year history, becoming the latest Big Tech company to publicly articulate its commitments to upholding human rights. While Access Now is encouraged by Facebook’s development of a comprehensive, cross-department policy, this display of accountability comes far too late considering the global power the company has wielded since the early 2000s. It also raises more questions than answers around how Facebook will more effectively integrate human rights considerations into its ...
Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 8:04 am GENEVA (15 March 2021) – Social media have become platforms for the spread of hate, prejudice and incitement to violence and atrocities against minorities, a UN expert told the Human Rights Council today, calling for an international treaty to address the growing scourge of hate speech against minorities. “Today’s digital context means minorities are too often, with relative impunity, scapegoated, ‘otherised’, presented as disloyal, or as threats,” said Fernand de Varennes, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues. “It is a warning that I nev...