Tag: White Nationalism

YouTube Livestream of Congressional Hearing About ‘Rise of White Nationalism’ Is Filled With White Nationalism

On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee had a hearing about the rise of hate and white nationalism in the US, which the committee’s YouTube account livestreamed. For about 40 minutes, the live YouTube comment stream was filled with hate, white nationalism, and anti-semitism. Live stream watchers made blatantly racist and anti-semitic comments that trafficked in… Continue reading YouTube Livestream of Congressional Hearing About ‘Rise of White Nationalism’ Is Filled With White Nationalism

Twitter and YouTube Won’t Commit to Ban White Nationalism After Facebook Makes Policy Switch

Last week, Facebook banned white nationalism and white separatism from its platform. This came after a Motherboard investigation based on leaked documents found that Facebook did not allow white supremacist content on the world’s biggest social network but did permit the other ideologies. Facebook changed this stance after a civil rights backlash, and the switch… Continue reading Twitter and YouTube Won’t Commit to Ban White Nationalism After Facebook Makes Policy Switch

YouTube Decides to Leave Neo-Nazi Propaganda Online

In the aftermath of a neo-Nazi terrorist killing 50 people in a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, tech companies spanning web hosts to social media giants have banned or shut down militant far-right content online. But even in the face of those horrific terror attacks, YouTube continues to be a bastion of white nationalist militancy.… Continue reading YouTube Decides to Leave Neo-Nazi Propaganda Online