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Hate group formation associated with big-box stores

The presence of big-box retailers, such as Wal-Mart, K-Mart and Target, may alter a community's social and economic fabric enough to promote the creation of hate groups, according to economists.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (12) | comments 12

Finland seeks to curb online hate speech: prosecutor

Finland's top prosecutor aims to impose clear legal boundaries on hate speech found on the Internet and to provide police with stricter guidelines, his office said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 9

European neo-Nazi websites find home in US

(AP) -- The website is awash with neo-Nazi symbolism and even sarcastically refers to the notorious Mauthausen concentration camp as Austria's largest open-air museum.

Technology / Internet

created May 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Professor says hate speech is akin to obscenity

Obscenity isn’t about sex, but rather about degradation, argues a Michigan State University professor who conducted a first-of-its kind study on the relationship between hate speech and obscenity.

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created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Web 'prime tool' for hate groups: Wiesenthal Center

Extremist groups have made the Web their "prime tool" to spread hate and the number of online bigots on Facebook is growing faster than efforts to remove them, the Simon Wiesenthal Center said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1