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May 17, 2021

Time and Again, Social Media Giants Get Content Moderation Wrong: Silencing Speech about Al-Aqsa Mosque is Just the Latest Example

Social media companies often get content moderation wrong — both because of their vague and sweeping rules, and because they make mistakes when applying those rules, often through blunt automated detection...
Social media companies often get content moderation wrong — both because of their vague and sweeping rules, and because they make mistakes when applying those rules, often through blunt automated detection...
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Social media icons including Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube on a phone screen.
May 14, 2021

State Lawmakers Are Trying to Ban Talk About Race in Schools

A nationwide attempt to censor discussions of race in the classroom is underway. These bills don’t just set back progress in addressing systemic issues, they also rob young people of an inclusive education...
A nationwide attempt to censor discussions of race in the classroom is underway. These bills don’t just set back progress in addressing systemic issues, they also rob young people of an inclusive education...
selective soft and blur focus.old wooden row lecture chairs in classroom in poor school.study room without student.
selective soft and blur focus.old wooden row lecture chairs in classroom in poor school.study room without student.
May 13, 2021

Discriminatory Return to In Office Work Mandates Could Push Women and People of Color out of the Workforce

If states and cities rush into forcing remote employees to return to the office without confronting the ongoing realities of the pandemic, they could cause new setbacks to workplace equality that will take...
If states and cities rush into forcing remote employees to return to the office without confronting the ongoing realities of the pandemic, they could cause new setbacks to workplace equality that will take...
Municipal workers union gather on City Hall in New York for May Day protest against returning to offices.
Municipal workers union gather on City Hall in New York for May Day protest against returning to offices.
May 12, 2021

It’s Past Time to End the Federal Militarization of Police

Our new report documents the critical need to repeal 1033, which allows the federal government to equip local police with military gear.
Our new report documents the critical need to repeal 1033, which allows the federal government to equip local police with military gear.
Police use a water cannon to drench opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline during a standoff in freezing temperatures on Backwater Bridge near the pipeline route on November 20, 2016. Cannon Ball, North Dakota
Police use a water cannon to drench opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline during a standoff in freezing temperatures on Backwater Bridge near the pipeline route on November 20, 2016. Cannon Ball, North Dakota
May 12, 2021

Federal Militarization of Law Enforcement Must End

Reform of the 1033 program, which arms local police with military equipment and weapons, is not enough.
Reform of the 1033 program, which arms local police with military equipment and weapons, is not enough.
A law enforcement officer watches from an armored vehicle after a device was fired to disperse a crowd during a protest.
A law enforcement officer watches from an armored vehicle after a device was fired to disperse a crowd during a protest.
May 10, 2021

International Accountability is Critical to Dismantling Systemic Racism and Police Brutality Domestically

A robust international accountability mechanism would further support and complement, not undermine, efforts to dismantle systemic racism in the United States.
A robust international accountability mechanism would further support and complement, not undermine, efforts to dismantle systemic racism in the United States.
United Nations Building in Geneva Switzerland
United Nations Building in Geneva Switzerland