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Facebook 'must adhere' to German Holocaust denial laws
Reuters, Published on 19/07/2018
» BERLIN: Facebook must stick to German laws which ban Holocaust denial, the Justice Ministry in Berlin said on Thursday after Mark Zuckerberg caused outrage by saying his platform should not delete such comments.
Google eyes fix after snafu on Holocaust denial
AFP, Published on 21/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - Google said Tuesday it was working to refine its algorithm to weed out "non-authoritative" information after a British news report showed a Holocaust denial website ranked highly in search queries.
Auschwitz museum says no to Pokemon Go
AFP, Published on 14/07/2016
» WARSAW - The Auschwitz museum said Wednesday it had asked the makers of the popular Pokemon Go augmented reality game to block players at the former Nazi death camp out of respect for the dead.
World Jewish Congress slams YouTube over neo-Nazi videos
AFP, Published on 02/05/2016
» BERLIN - The World Jewish Congress on Monday accused the German unit of YouTube of failing to stop neo-Nazis from using the online video channel to distribute thousands of anti-Semitic tracks.
Israeli Jew charged for Facebook incitement against Palestinians
AFP, Published on 22/02/2016
» JERUSALEM - Israel on Monday charged a Jewish man with inciting racism and violence in Facebook posts against Arab Israelis and Palestinians, including by calling for the death of a lawmaker, the justice ministry said.
Google denies monitoring accord with Israeli government
AFP, Published on 01/12/2015
» JERUSALEM - Internet giant Google on Monday denied a report from Israel's foreign ministry that it has reached an agreement with the government to jointly monitor YouTube videos inciting attacks.
Bare breasts versus race-baiting in German Facebook protest
AFP, Published on 31/10/2015
» BERLIN - A Facebook campaign featuring a topless woman and a man holding up a racist sign has gone viral in Germany, as its creator said Friday the social network needed to rein in hate speech.
Facebook sued over posts inciting attacks on Jews
AFP, Published on 27/10/2015
» JERUSALEM - An Israeli NGO said Tuesday it was suing Facebook for failing to remove pages that encourage the killing of Jews, after a wave of attacks by Palestinians left nine Israelis dead.
France's Canard Enchaine satirical weekly turns 100
AFP, Published on 10/09/2015
» PARIS - It's the most popular satirical newspaper you've never heard of.
French start-up eyes Halal food market with pork test device
AFP, Published on 05/11/2014
» PARIS - A French start-up is hoping to take a slice of the multi-billion dollar Halal food market with a device allowing diners to find out within minutes whether a dish contains pork.