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YouTube, Meta to expand policies, research to combat online extremism

Sep 16, 2022

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[ad_1] Sept 15 (Reuters) – Major technology companies pledged on Thursday to take new steps to combat online extremism by removing more violent content and promoting media literacy among young users, as part of a White House summit on countering hate-driven violence. Platforms such as Alphabet’s ( GOOGL.O ) YouTube and Meta Platform’s ( META.O…
Alex Jones’ lies about Sandy Hook driven by profit, victims’ lawyer says at trial

Sep 14, 2022

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[ad_1] WATERBURY, Conn., Sept 13 (Reuters) – A lawyer for families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting told a Connecticut jury on Tuesday that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones would never stop profiting from destructive lies unless he pays for his lies about massacres. The attorney, Christopher Mattei, made his assessment during opening…