by Press | Mar 28, 2019 | Press Releases
Boston, MA – Today, President Trump extended the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program for Liberians for twelve months, through March 31, 2020. This decision comes hours ahead of an emergency hearing in federal court in a lawsuit filed by the national Lawyers’...
by Press | Mar 28, 2019 | Newsclips
Facebook said Wednesday that it will begin banning posts, photos and other content that reference white nationalism and white separatism, revising its rules in response to criticism that a loophole had allowed racism to thrive on its platform.
by Press | Mar 28, 2019 | Newsclips
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is extending its ban on hate speech to prohibit the promotion and support of white nationalism and white separatism.
by Press | Mar 27, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Facebook announced a new policy banning content that promotes white nationalism and white separatism as impermissible hate speech, following nine months of advocacy from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Facebook’s new...
by Press | Mar 11, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Free Press Action release model legislation for Congress to consider in its ongoing online privacy debates. This bill prioritizes combating civil rights harms from the invasive privacy...
