Latest News

Telstra-Accenture Data and AI joint venture to cut 209 positions

Department of Comms reveals text-based triple zero pilot is close

Westpac CIO to retire this year

Qld Child Safety IT system to be fixed within six months

BoM reveals plan to fix website within six months

Facebook bans white nationalism on its platforms

By Staff Writer

Mar 28 2019 6:33AM

In effort to tackle hate speech.

Facebook bans white nationalism on its platforms

Facebook on Wednesday banned praise, support and representation of white nationalism and white separatism on its social media platforms, bolstering its efforts to tackle hate speech. The policy will be enforced next week, the social media giant said in a blog post. Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet ...

Hi! You've reached one of our premium articles. This is available exclusively to subscribers.

It's free to register, and only takes a few minutes.

Once you sign up you'll have unlimited access to the full catalogue of Australia's best business IT content, as well as a daily news bulletin delivered straight to your inbox.

Register now

Already have an account? Log in to read this article.

Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.

© 2019 Thomson Reuters. Click for Restrictions.

Tags:

ban facebook socialmedia software

Partner Content

Local Technology Infrastructure Is Key to Australia’s Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Future

Promoted Content Local Technology Infrastructure Is Key to Australia’s Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Future

Identity at the Centre: Why AI Is Accelerating a New Security Imperative

Partner Content Identity at the Centre: Why AI Is Accelerating a New Security Imperative

AI Goals for 2026: What Every Organisation Should Prioritise

Promoted Content AI Goals for 2026: What Every Organisation Should Prioritise

Cyconsol Unlocks Growth Potential for Cyber Vendors in Australia

Promoted Content Cyconsol Unlocks Growth Potential for Cyber Vendors in Australia

Sponsored Whitepapers

Uncomplicate IT Service Delivery with AI Agents

Uncomplicate IT Service Delivery with AI Agents

Getting ahead of the tech: what’s next for Australian organisations in digital transformation

Getting ahead of the tech: what’s next for Australian organisations in digital transformation

Fintech compliance made fast and secure

Fintech compliance made fast and secure

How to evaluate SIEM solutions Safeguarding your future Get a demo Download guide

How to evaluate SIEM solutions Safeguarding your future Get a demo Download guide

2025 Security operations insights: Three-quarters of security leaders need something new in SIEM

2025 Security operations insights: Three-quarters of security leaders need something new in SIEM

Events

Most Read Articles

DTA cuts government's biggest tech buyers out of vendor talks

DTA cuts government's biggest tech buyers out of vendor talks

BoM reveals plan to fix website within six months

BoM reveals plan to fix website within six months

Services Australia describes fraud, debt-related machine learning use cases

Services Australia describes fraud, debt-related machine learning use cases

REA Group brings conversational AI search to realestate.com.au

REA Group brings conversational AI search to realestate.com.au

Sydney-based AI-cloud waste startup raises $3m

Sydney-based AI-cloud waste startup raises $3m

Brennan uses NiCE to modernise its contact centre

Brennan uses NiCE to modernise its contact centre

Impact Awards: Tecala slashes customer response times for fintech IQumulate

Impact Awards: Tecala slashes customer response times for fintech IQumulate

Interactive introduces private cloud platform

Interactive introduces private cloud platform

Digital61 expands cybersecurity portfolio

Digital61 expands cybersecurity portfolio

Most popular tech stories