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Facebook to ban white nationalism and separatism

March 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

Facebook has said it will block “praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism” on Facebook and Instagram from next week. The social media giant also pledged to improve its ability to identify and […]

‘US troll’ probed after armed police called out to UK homes

January 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police are probing allegations that a US-based cyber troll has left UK families “emotionally destroyed” by sending armed police to their homes. Gee Hussain, from Littleover in Derby, said he was woken in the early […]

Sri Lanka police arrest two for bribing life-size cutout

January 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

Sri Lankan police have arrested two people who posted a Facebook video showing one of them pretending to give a bribe to a traffic police cutout. In the footage, a motorcyclist is seen offering money […]

US homeless fundraiser: GoFundMe campaign ‘based on a lie’

November 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

The US protagonists in a viral fundraising campaign for a homeless man have been charged with theft by deception and conspiracy. Kate McClure and Mark D’Amico raised more than $400,000 (£313,000) for homeless ex-marine Johnny […]

Craigslist drops dating ads after new law

March 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

Classified advertising website Craigslist has closed its dating ads section in the US, in response to a new bill against sex trafficking. The bill states that websites can now be punished for “facilitating” prostitution and […]

Germany: Flawed Social Media Law

February 14, 2018 zoshinuk 0

(Berlin) – The new German law that compels social media companies to remove hate speech and other illegal content can lead to unaccountable, overbroad censorship and should be promptly reversed, Human Rights Watch said today. The law […]

New York investigates company accused of selling fake Twitter followers

January 29, 2018 World Justice News 0

New York’s chief prosecutor says the state is opening an investigation into a firm that allegedly sold millions of fake followers to social media users. “Impersonation and deception are illegal under New York law,” said […]

Mum wins legal review over police keeping son’s naked photo details

November 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

The mother of a schoolboy who sent a naked photo of himself to a girl has won the right to a judicial review over a police force’s refusal to delete his name from its records. […]

U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Ban of Sex Offenders from Social Media

October 29, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Without giving reasons, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear the appeal of Lester Packingham. Packingham was convicted in North Carolina on of two counts of statutory rape for having sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. He […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]