Jerry Nadler, the chairman of the committee and a leading Democrat, blamed US President Donald Trump for an attitude that “fans the flames with language that, whether intentional or not, may motivate and embolden white supremacist movements”.
YouTube disabled the comments sections of a US congressional hearing on white nationalism after it was overwhelmed by “hateful comments”.
During the hearing, executives from Google and Facebook were questioned about their role in the spread of hate crimes and the rise of white nationalism in the US. The man accused of killing 50 people at two New Zealand mosques in March livestreamed himself on Facebook carrying out the attack, drawing more criticism of the company’s handling of hate.
“We are seeing a resurgence, where most of the crimes are from white extremists,” said Eileen Hershenov from the ADL, warning that social media was being used to spread hate.were murdered in a hate crime in Chapel Hill“I must be one of a few physicians, if not the only one, who read his own children’s murder autopsy reports and details,” Abu-Salha, a doctor, said. “They are seared into my memory.
The organisations singled out Owens for tweeting “LOL” [laughing out loud] after the Christchurch massacre and who was listed as an inspiration in the manifesto released by the attacker, they said. They also singled out Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organisation of America, who they said used the slur “filthy Arabs” last year.
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