admin | February 7, 2021
By Ramu Damodaran The writer is Chief, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) hosted in the Department of Global Communications. This OpEd first appeared in the #WhyWeCare, @ImpactUN on February 5. NEW YORK (IDN | UNAI) Nostalgia for the present is a phrase I once heard (or think I have), and it came to mind when reading a response received to last weeks (January 29) column and its looking back on CTAUNs quarter-century of affirmation and affection
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admin | February 7, 2021
If, just a few years ago, someone had stated in public that a global elite was kidnapping children and torturing them to harvest their blood to make an elixir of youth, they would have been directed to the nearest psychiatric ward. Yet according to a British poll, some 10% of US citizens saythey believe in at least some elements of this absurd theory known asQAnon. The conspiracy theory has also been doing the rounds in Germany and, according to the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, which sets out to combat far-right ideologies and racism, it has already attracted some 150,000 supporters.
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admin | February 3, 2021
When private tech companies moderate speech online, is the government ultimately responsible for their choices? This appears to be the latest argument advanced by those criticizing Section 230 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996sometimes known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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admin | February 1, 2021
Back to the basics of celebrating independent cinema, actors say a virtual Sundance is better: "People around the world now have access." (Jan.
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admin | February 1, 2021
Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the Nazi genocide. (Oct. 12) AP Domestic Holocaust denial content remains on Facebook three months after pledging to ban all content that denies or distorts the Holocaust
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admin | February 1, 2021
GENEVA (27 January 2021) UN experts* said today States must take resolute action against rising antisemitism and ensure deniers of the Holocaust and all levels of society are effectively educated about the Holocaust and other manifestations of antisemitism. Reminding governments of their international human rights obligations, the UN experts issued the following statement marking the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on 27 January, 1945. In 2019, reports by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief and the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism documented a dramatic and persistent increase in antisemitic rhetoric and incidents in many countries in recent years, both offline and online
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admin | February 1, 2021
On January 6 the world watched as domestic terrorists stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. The pictures seared into our memories of this day are replete with symbols of hatred, racism, and extremism: The Confederate battle flag, the white power hand gesture, and the gallows erected near the Capitol reflecting pool
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admin | February 1, 2021
The BDN Editorial Board operates independently from the newsroom, and does not set policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or onbangordailynews.com. There were many shocking things about the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S
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admin | February 1, 2021
A report issued this week by the Anti-Defamation League has found that a majority of mainstream digital platforms are responding inadequately to content that promotes Holocaust denial, despite specific pledges by some of these companies to fight it. Online Holocaust Denial Report Card looked at the various ways popular social media websites, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, handle Holocaust denial. Released Wednesday on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the report considered whether the company has an explicit policy barring Holocaust denial, how quickly it responded to a post containing such content, and whether any action was taken
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admin | February 1, 2021
Josh Frydenberg has warned antisemitism is on the rise in Australia and the treasurer says there is an obligation on all good people to take on hate wherever we see it. The treasurer told Melbourne radio station 3AW on Holocaust Memorial Day that given the age of survivors, memories were fading about the darkest chapter in human history. Frydenberg said antisemitism was on the rise locally, and Holocaust denial was in evidence globally.
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