The European Union (EU) has updated its code of conduct on online hate speech, requiring social media platforms like Meta’s Facebook, Elon Musk’s X, and Google’s YouTube to step up efforts to tackle harmful content. The European Commission announced the changes on Monday, integrating the code into the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA).

Bangladesh faces a disinformation war threatening its image, sovereignty, and unity.

The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday banned the dissemination of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s “hate speeches”.

The prosecution claims that the petition aims to stop the hate speech being delivered by Sheikh Hasina

A progressive education system is necessary to root out communalism from society

The authorities must ensure hateful ideas are not seeping into our education sector

The High Court yesterday blasted BTRC for its failure to prevent the spread of hateful contents on Facebook, which has caused disruptions in social and communal harmony in the country.

Indian top politicians have increasingly, by 490% to be exact, used hateful and decisive language in past four years under Modi-led government, a research by NDTV reveals.

A prominent Pakistani journalist and human rights activist, Khurram Zaki, is shot dead in Karachi.