
(AFP) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen faced sharp criticism Wednesday after tweeting a graphic image of an Islamic State beheading in response to a TV journalist who likened her National Front party to the jihadist group. “This is
by AFP16 Dec 2015, 8:58 AM PST0

Widespread outrage greeted Department of Homeland Security director Jeh Johnson’s revelation that immigration officials have been secretly barred from looking at the social media posts of prospective immigrants, due to political correctness and fears that such investigations would result in “bad public relations.”
by John Hayward16 Dec 2015, 6:42 AM PST0

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany said on Tuesday that Facebook, Google and Twitter have agreed to delete hate speech from their websites within 24 hours, a new step in the fight against rising online racism following the refugee crisis. The government
by Reuters16 Dec 2015, 3:20 AM PST0

Teenage hackers have apparently traced a number of Islamic State Twitter accounts to internet addresses linked to Britain’s Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). The group of four teenagers, who call themselves VandaSec, claim to have unearthed evidence that at
by Nick Hallett15 Dec 2015, 9:48 AM PST0

Twitter has contacted multiple users concerning “state-sponsored” cyber attacks, employing the tried and true tactic of yelling “Fire!” at the top of their lungs.
by Nate Church14 Dec 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

Any impartial observer could have seen the fall of Shaun King coming. Even if you discount the questions about his claim to black ethnicity, which was thrown into doubt by Breitbart’s reporting, the dubiousness of his financial affairs was bound to catch up with him. But what does his fall mean for Black Lives Matter, the movement which he sought to speak for?
by Allum Bokhari14 Dec 2015, 9:46 AM PST0

Celebrities blasted GOP frontrunner Donald Trump after his announcement that he would consider a temporary moratorium on Muslim migration into the U.S. in the wake of the San Bernardino terror attack.
by Kipp Jones9 Dec 2015, 5:32 PM PST0

In an open letter posted on his website, music mogul Russell Simmons called Donald Trump an “amazing friend” for over 30 years, but then compared the GOP frontrunner to Adolf Hitler and pleaded with him to “stop fueling fires of hate.”
by Kipp Jones9 Dec 2015, 2:45 PM PST0

The author of the Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling, weighed in on Donald Trump’s proposal to temporarily halt Muslim migration into the United States. According to the author, Trump is worse than the evil villain in her bestselling series.
by Kipp Jones8 Dec 2015, 9:08 AM PST0

In the wake of the Paris and San Bernardino terrorist attacks, there has been increased pressure on social media companies to take down Islamist material to interfere with their recruiting efforts, but the companies are also worried about allegations of censorship.
by John Hayward8 Dec 2015, 7:06 AM PST0

A mysterious bug on Twitter yesterday caused searches for the #GamerGate hashtag to return results for “beach” and “wine,” rendering the hashtag effectively useless for a time. Twitter has yet to respond to our request for a comment on why this occurred.
by Allum Bokhari4 Dec 2015, 10:34 AM PST0

Before the smoke from the terror attack in San Bernardino had cleared, the liberal narrative was turned to an effort to make the murders into a means to attack Christians and those Republican candidates who had offered prayers for the victims and their families.
by Warner Todd Huston3 Dec 2015, 6:22 PM PST0

On Twitter, it’s one rule for celebrities and another for the plebs. An assistant on Community creator Dan Harmon’s podcast was recently unsuspended by the social network despite repeatedly telling people he disagreed with to kill themselves.
by Allum Bokhari3 Dec 2015, 11:53 AM PST0

Following the news of the heinous attack on Inland Regional Services complex in San Bernardino, California, Fox News’s Geraldo Rivera tweeted that the “2nd Amendment is stupid” and asked Americans not to “rationalize” otherwise.
by AWR Hawkins2 Dec 2015, 6:04 PM PST0

Even as authorities were still working to clear the Inland Regional Services complex and find the attackers who caused the San Bernardino mayhem, Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton took to Twitter to call for more gun control.
by AWR Hawkins2 Dec 2015, 2:45 PM PST0

Singer and actress Cher spoke out on Twitter on Monday against allowing mass immigration from Islamic countries to the United States.
by Kipp Jones1 Dec 2015, 12:53 PM PST0

Comedian and actress Amy Schumer poses topless in the 43rd edition of the Pirelli Calendar.
by Kipp Jones30 Nov 2015, 12:59 PM PST0

The Department of State’s Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications (CSCC) operates a Twitter account titled, “Think Again, Turn Away,” which is aimed at discouraging individuals from joining terrorist organizations.
by Alex Swoyer30 Nov 2015, 11:54 AM PST0

Celebrities used social media to show their support for the controversial abortion provider Planned Parenthood just hours after a shooting on Friday at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
by Kipp Jones28 Nov 2015, 12:02 PM PST0

Hillary Clinton offered her support for Planned Parenthood on Twitter during an active shooter situation Friday in which several people, including four police officers, were shot.
by John Sexton27 Nov 2015, 6:01 PM PST0

A High School cheerleader in Revere, Mass., is being benched for the rest of the season as punishment for her post on Twitter about illegal immigrants.
by Alex Swoyer26 Nov 2015, 10:58 AM PST0

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Turkey’s downing of Su-24 jet a “stab in the back,” which caused the phrase to trend on Twitter in Russia.
by Mary Chastain24 Nov 2015, 8:57 AM PST0

The big social media services have been generally aggressive about purging ISIS content—if sometimes unable to keep up with the sheer volume of it. One example is the “Khilafah News” page on Facebook. The social media giant initially hesitated to take it down, but upon review, concluded that it does violate their community standards.
by John Hayward23 Nov 2015, 6:15 PM PST0

GOP frontrunner Donald Trump posted on Twitter Monday afternoon that the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Republican National Committee (RNC)–referred to @GOP on Twitter–is planning “big spending” against Trump.
by Alex Swoyer23 Nov 2015, 3:20 PM PST0

Fractures are emerging in Anonymous’s war on ISIS. We previously covered the hacking group’s alleged takedown of thousands of ISIS-affiliated social media accounts. But rival factions in Anonymous are now at odds over a list of alleged “ISIS targets” released
by Allum Bokhari23 Nov 2015, 7:01 AM PST0