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Christian group sues to block law meant to combat online hate speech
An association of evangelical Christian media outlets is trying to block a California law meant to combat hate speech on social media platforms.
Religion News Service reports that the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) has joined other conservative websites and media figures in a lawsuit seeking to block California’s Assembly Bill 587, claiming that the law represses its members’ speech.
Signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) last September, A.B. 587 requires social media companies to publish their policies for removing hate speech, disinformation, extremism, harassment, and foreign political interference.
...Research has indicated that online hate speech has increased dramatically in recent years. A study released in January found that social media posts including hate speech increased by 67 percent between June 2019 and December 2020. Use of anti-LGBTQ+ slurs on Twitter rose from an average of 2,506 times per day to 3,964 times a day following Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform last year, according to findings from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, the Anti-Defamation League, and other digital safety groups.
Religion News Service reports that the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) has joined other conservative websites and media figures in a lawsuit seeking to block California’s Assembly Bill 587, claiming that the law represses its members’ speech.
Signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) last September, A.B. 587 requires social media companies to publish their policies for removing hate speech, disinformation, extremism, harassment, and foreign political interference.
...Research has indicated that online hate speech has increased dramatically in recent years. A study released in January found that social media posts including hate speech increased by 67 percent between June 2019 and December 2020. Use of anti-LGBTQ+ slurs on Twitter rose from an average of 2,506 times per day to 3,964 times a day following Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform last year, according to findings from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, the Anti-Defamation League, and other digital safety groups.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/christian-group-sues-to-block-law-meant-to-combat-online-hate-speech/
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