Hatewatch Headlines 3/5/2018
YouTube’s crackdown on conspiracists stirs pushback; EU warns internet companies; Florida teacher has a white-nationalist podcast; and more.
: YouTube cracks down on far-right videos as conspiracy theories spread.
: Why the alt-right is accusing Big Tech of a ‘political hit job’ and censorship in crackdown.
: So far, YouTube’s content moderation is mostly an inconsistent mess.
: Advertisers flee Infowars founder Alex Jones’ popular YouTube channel amid crackdown.
: EU to Internet companies: You have three months to get rid of extremist content.
: Florida elementary-school teacher with white-nationalist podcast on the side removed from classroom.
: Trump appointed man to key crime post who said he believes blacks, Hispanics more violent.
: Far-right extremists are quietly murdering police officers.
: Gaming app Steam has 173 groups that glorify school mass shooters.
: Computer game Rainbow Six Siege will start handing out bans for in-game hate speech next week.
: Alliance Defending Freedom is working to keep LGBT people from adopting children.
: Crossville, TN, elementary school murals modified to remove Confederate flags, lynching.
: Trooper involved in shooting has a history of posting racially inflammatory material.
: Who are the ‘Three Percenters,’ and what does the gun-toting group want?
: Militia group cancels protest of Verona business amid concerns about violence.
: ADL tears into women’s march leaders for attending speech by Louis Farrakhan.
: Richard Spencer’s lawyer Kyle Bristow says he wants to dissociate himself from alt-right now.
: Rep. Dave Brat blames staffer for retweet of alt-right post attacking Florida teen survivor.
: Man in Overland Park, KS, restaurant spits on black child, calls him a racial slur.
: The covert white-supremacist group lurking in Washington state’s backwoods.