White House Blesses Online Radicalization, Extremism And Hate

White House Blesses Online Radicalization, Extremism And Hate

By their refusal to sign onto an international agreement to stamp out hate speech and extremism online, the Trump administration has blessed the actions of their most ardent "very fine" supporters. At what cost?

By John Amato at Crooks and Liars

https://crooksandliars.com/2019/05/white-house-blesses-online-extremism

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The Trump administration has declined to join New Zealand, France and the rest of the world in denouncing right-wing extremism and online racism.

Washington Post reports:

U.S. officials said they stand “with the international community in condemning terrorist and violent extremist content online,” and support the goals of the Christchurch document. But the White House said in a statement it is “not currently in a position to join the endorsement,” which leaders from countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom are expected to sign. The decision puts the United States at odds with U.S. tech companies including Facebook and Google, which are expected to support the effort.

All forms of white supremacy and anti-Semitism should be rebuked in all fashions, especially online! The reason given for their refusal was “freedom of speech."

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