Tag Archives: hate speech

Media Mix, May 2, 2021

Posted on May 2, 2021 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about bigoted comments made by Yoshiaki Yoshida, the chairman and founder of the cosmetics/health supplement company DHC, and the media reaction. Some marginal matters that didn’t make it into the column but are nevertheless relevant: … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, May 27, 2018

Posted on May 27, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, about the Government Monitor System, which was shut down several weeks ago after major media finally discovered it and realized that it contained a lot of comments that qualified as hate speech. The moral of … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Oct. 8, 2017

Posted on October 8, 2017 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, about Twitter’s seeming reluctance to address messages that contain hate speech. An issue discussed briefly on the Democracy Times program mentioned in the column but one that I didn’t touch on is sexist language. Kayoko … Continue reading →

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