#racial-slurs

[ follow ]
Cointelegraph Magazine
6 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Outrage ChatGPT won't say slurs, Q* 'breaks encryption', 99% fake web: AI Eye

ChatGPT refuses to say racial slurs even in hypothetical scenarios, causing outrage on social media.
Users have previously manipulated chatbots to say offensive things, prompting OpenAI to strengthen ChatGPT's guardrails. [ more ]
#people
www.standard.co.uk
11 months ago
London

Report reveals shocking' exploitation of migrant workers in London

A new report has revealed the shocking levels of exploitation and abuse suffered by migrant workers in the capital.Mayor Sadiq Khan, who commissioned the research, said its findings were consistent with modern slavery.The report found that migrant Londoners often work unpaid overtime, or are sometimes left waiting for months to receive wages for work they've done.
BBC Sport
11 months ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Seven punished over racism towards Vinicius Jr

Seven people have been punished for acts of racism towards Real Madrid's Brazil forward Vinicius Jr.
Four men were fined 60,001 euros (£51,700) and given a two-year stadium ban for hanging an effigy of Vinicius near Real's training ground in January.The four men were arrested 11 days ago and released on bail by a Madrid court.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
California

'She felt paralyzed': L.A. woman sues Big Sur's Esalen Institute for alleged use of video with N-word in class

A Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit seeking at least $1 million in damages against Esalen Institute, claiming the Big Sur retreat and its employees violated her civil rights when an instructor repeatedly played a video with racial slurs during a class.Nicole Evans, who is Black, booked a stay at the retreat from Sept. 5 to 9, according to the lawsuit filed Dec. 28 in Monterey County Superior Court.
Futurism
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Deranged New AI Has No Guardrails Whatsoever, Proudly Praises Hitler

An unhinged new AI chatbot dubbed FreedomGPT just dropped - and it was trained to have absolutely no inhibitions whatsoever.The tool, which was built by AI venture capital firm Age of AI does away with practically all forms of censorship, which means it can tell you how to build a bomb, throw around racial slurs with wild abandon, and proudly praise Hitler, BuzzFeed News reports.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Anti-social behaviour from theatre audiences increasing, union warns

Theatre workers are suffering from increased anti-social behaviour from audiences, ranging from sexual harassment to physical assaults, new research suggests.A survey among 1,500 members of theatre union Bectu indicated that incidents have become more extreme following the pandemic.Most of those surveyed, mainly working in front of house, hospitality, box office, stage door, sound and lighting, reported having directly experienced or witnessed poor audience behaviour.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Education

Florida school pulls anti-racism film Ruby Bridges after parent complaint

Disney's anti-racism film Ruby Bridges is the subject of a complaint brought by a Florida parent who claims the movie is not appropriate for second-graders, because it might teach them that white people hate Black people.The film, which tells the story of a six-year-old girl who integrated New Orleans schools in the 1960s, has been a staple of school curriculums during Black History Month in the state's Tampa-area county of Pinellas.
morepeople
#authorities
Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

Indiana man charged with stalking Taylor Swift

A LaPorte County man's obsession with Taylor Swift escalated into violent messages, a stymied trip in Nashville and stalking charges when he continued to tag her online.Mitchell Taebel, 36, of Long Beach, Indiana, was charged May 31 with stalking, intimidation, misdemeanor invasion of privacy, and misdemeanor harassment.
www.eastbaytimes.com
1 year ago
London politics

Alameda County DA adds hate-crime charge against Fremont man

OAKLAND A 46-year-old man facing charges in connection with two separate assaults will face an additional hate-crime charge, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.At a press conference, District Attorney Pamela Price said Aqweel Akbar Khan, who had been charged with a hate crime in connection with an August 2021 attack against a woman in a Fremont park, would also face a new hate-crime charge based on information added Tuesday.
moreauthorities
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Spain news

Spanish football chief acknowledges racism problem' after Vinicius Jr abuse

The head of Spain's national football federation has said the country has a problem with racism following the abuse hurled at Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr during Sunday's match against Valencia.Luis Rubiales, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation RFEF, called for zero tolerance for racism in stadiums.
South Side Sox
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

Today in White Sox History: May 16

1953
White Sox pitcher Tommy Byrne, who was knocked out of the game in an eventual win against the Yankees two days earlier, was sent up to pinch-hit for Vern Stephens in the ninth inning with the bases loaded and the Sox trailing, 3-1.Byrne, with just one career grand slam to Stephens' 10 at the time, slammed a 2-2 pitch from Ewell "The Whip" Blackwell into the lower deck in right field at Yankee Stadium, for the only pinch-hit grand slam by a pitcher in team history!
#years
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Host of vile, racist' podcast to be sentenced for stirring up hatred

A white-supremacist podcast host is to be sentenced after stirring up racial hatred on his vile show Radio Aryan.James Allchurch, 51, from Pembrokeshire, Wales, was convicted by a jury in March following a trial at Swansea Civic Centre.The self-proclaimed avowed racist and Adolf Hitler supporter will appear in court on Monday after he was found guilty of 10 out of 15 counts of distributing audio material to stir up racial hatred over a two-year period.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Education

Ruby Bridges' movie under review by Florida school district after parent complaint

A film about a Black first grader who integrated an all-White elementary school in the South is under review in a Florida school district after a parent objected to the movie's use of slurs and argued it could teach students that White people hate Black people, according to school officials and documents obtained by CNN.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Mississippi man sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for burning a cross to intimidate Black family

A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for burning a cross in his front yard to intimidate a Black family, according to a news release from the US Justice Department.Axel Cox, 24, was sentenced to 42 months in connection to the cross burning, which happened in December 2020 and violated the Fair Housing Act, the release said, adding Cox admitted that he lit the cross on fire because the victims were Black and that he intended to scare them into moving out of the neighborhood.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
US Elections

Sen. Mitch McConnell says 'diminished' Trump losing grip on GOP ahead of 2024

The "Old Crow" is scratching back a little.Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)took an understated end-of-year victory lap over former President Donald Trump, saying his nemesis has been "diminished" by a seemingly unending string of legal and political setbacks."Here's what I think has changed: I think the former president's political clout has diminished," McConnell told NBC News.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Sports

Serena Williams Forced Her Way Into the Tennis History Books

With her dominant strokes and smart moves off the court, Williams helped redefine how to be a superstar athlete.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
LA Lakers

Plaschke: Jerry West remembers Bill Russell as a 'difference maker' on par with Jackie Robinson

Los Angeles booed him.Los Angeles jeered him.Los Angeles hated him.
But, goodness, how Los Angeles respected him.
moreyears
#black-people
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Radio Aryan host claims podcast not racist'

A podcast host on trial accused of stirring up racial hatred has claimed the content of his show was not racist.James Allchurch, 51, from Pembrokeshire, is on trial at Swansea Crown Court charged with 15 counts of distributing audio material to stir up racial hatred over a two-year period.Radio Aryan, since renamed Radio Albion, was described as highly racist, antisemitic and white supremacist in nature by prosecutors.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Racist tweets quickly surfaced after Musk closed Twitter deal

Twitter logo and a photo of Elon Musk are displayed through magnifier in this illustration taken Oct. 27.(Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters)An emboldened cast of anonymous trolls spewed racist slurs and Nazi memes onto Twitter in the hours after billionaire industrialist Elon Musk took over the social network Thursday, raising fears of how his pledge of unrestricted free speech could fuel a new wave of online hate.
moreblack-people
#immediately
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Major League Baseball

Reggie' Review: Reggie Jackson on Himself, Racism and, Yes, Baseball

Image In 1997, Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in a single World Series game.He was a star on the field, and now he's a star in the documentary Reggie.Credit...Prime Video Star athletes in America are often expected to have brash personalities.This delights or alienates fans to different degrees, and for different reasons.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Family files claim against Upland school district, alleging Black kids were targeted with racist abuse

A family has filed a legal claim against Upland Unified School District, alleging that their three children were targeted with racist drawings and abuse by other students at the elementary school.The claim comes a week after a series of racist incidents at Pepper Tree Elementary School sparked outrage from parents.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Black students at Upland elementary school reportedly bullied with racist drawings

A series of racist incidents at an elementary school in Upland has sparked outrage from parents, district officials said, after children reportedly targeted classmates with demeaning drawings.The mother of a girl at Pepper Tree Elementary School said her daughter, who is Black, was given drawings with the messages, "You're my favorite monkey" and "To my favorite cotton picker," according to KTLA-TV Channel 5, which obtained images of the drawings.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Richmond High students walk out to protest substitute teacher's firing

RICHMOND Hundreds of students at Richmond High walked out of their classes Tuesday afternoon to protest action taken against a substitute teacher involved in a physical confrontation with a student.The walkout was confirmed by Lorenzo Morotti, a journalism teacher at the school.It occurred before fifth-period classes.
Engadget
1 year ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk claims Apple has 'threatened to withhold' Twitter from the App Store | Engadget

NurPhoto via Getty Images  Elon Musk has taken aim at Apple's App Store policies amid claims that the company has "threatened to withhold" Twitter from its store.According to Musk, Apple "won't tell us why" it has an issues with Twitter, but the threats have
In subsequent tweets, Musk railed against Apple's 30 percent "tax" on in-app purchases, and claimed the App Store owner has "censored" other developers.
The Verge
1 year ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk says Apple has "threatened to withhold Twitter" from the App Store

Elon Musk claims that Apple has threatened to "withhold" Twitter from the iOS App Store for unknown reasons.The news follows a tweet where Musk said Apple had "mostly stopped advertising" on the platform and a poll asking whether Apple should "publish all censorship actions it has taken that affect its customers."
moreimmediately
Streetsblog San Francisco
1 year ago
San Francisco

Today's Headlines

S.F.Supervisor Hates Bird Scooters (SFExaminer)
More on BART's Financial Woes (SFStandard)
More on Bus Bridge for Caltrain Electrification Work (InMenlo)
Ferry Building Tower to go Under Wraps (SFChron)
Low-Income Berkeley Residents can Apply for E-Bike (Berkeleyside)
Racial Slurs, Egg Throwing on Muni Bus (Yahoo)
Fallen Tree Crushes Bus Stop (MissionLocal)
Fallen Tree Snarls-Up Bay Bridge Lanes (SFStandard)
Oakland Police Release Image of Killer Motorist's Car (SFStandard)
Napa Parking Garage Comes out of Nowhere, wasn't Wearing Bright Clothing (SFChron)
Marin Homeowners Start to Split Housing Lots (MarinIJ)
Truck Crashes Spill More Hazardous Materials than Trains (PBS)


Get state headlines at Streetsblog California, national headlines at Streetsblog USA
Local journalism is more important than ever.
#social-media
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

John Cleese to Reboot Fawlty Towers'

Fawlty Towers, the renowned 1970s British sitcom that starred John Cleese as a surly and snobbish hotel owner, will be rebooted with Mr. Cleese returning alongside his daughter Camilla Cleese, Castle Rock Entertainment announced on Tuesday.The original show, which Radio Times declared the best British sitcom of all time in 2019 after a survey of comedy experts, ran for two seasons of six episodes each, in 1975 and 1979.
Patently-O
2 years ago
Intellectual property law

NetChoice v. Paxton: Briefs are in.

NetChoice, LLC v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, 21A720 (Supreme Court 2022)
I previously wrote about the Texas Social Media Censorship Law known as HB20.
the Guardian
2 years ago
World news

Alleged racial abuse from Super Rugby crowd overshadows upcoming Culture Round

Wellington Hurricanes loose forward Du'Plessis Kirifi complained of alleged racial abuse from the crowd at Sydney's Leichhardt Oval during Saturday's Super Rugby clash against the New South Wales Waratahs.
moresocial-media
#toronto-police
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Man charged after alleged hate-motivated assault of girl, 12, on TTC bus | CBC News

Toronto police say a man has been charged in the alleged hate-motivated assault of a 12-year-old girl on a city transit bus.Police allege the accused and the girl were on the same bus around 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 2, when the man started to make unprovoked threats against the child, who he did not know, and other passengers.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Man charged with assault, mischief following suspected hate crime | CBC News

Police say the assault of a 70-year-old man earlier this week is being investigated as a suspected hate-motivated offence.(Robert Krbavac/CBC) Toronto police have arrested a man in connection with the assault of a senior citizen.Police were called to Wilson Avenue and Dufferin Street on Wednesday with reports of a hate crime.
moretoronto-police
ESPN.com
1 year ago
Paris Saint-Germain

English FA appeals coach's 18-month racism ban

The governing body of English football appealed Monday against the sanction imposed by an independent panel on a lower-league manager banned for 15 months for using discriminatory language toward his players.The English Football Association (FA) said it believes "a longer sanction is appropriate" for John Yems, the former manager of fourth-tier club Crawley Town.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Piers Morgan apologises to Ed Sheeran after hacked Twitter account abusive nonsense'

Piers Morgan has apologised to Ed Sheeran after his hacked Twitter account posted abusive messages about the singer.In December, the formerGood Morning Britainpresenter's account shared the posts about Sheeran and other public figures to his 8.3 million followers.Now, the presenter has called the posts abusive nonsense in a tweet sent on Monday morning (9 December).
#back
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Quincy man who allegedly yelled 'go back to China' and then struck a man with his car is freed on conditions

Crime His conditions of release include home confinement subject to GPS monitoring and an order to refrain from driving.A Quincy man accused of shouting " go back to China " at an Asian American family before striking one of them with his car last week has been released following a dangerousness hearing Thursday.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Quincy man faces civil rights, assault charges after allegedly yelling slurs, hitting Asian man with car

Crime The driver allegedly shouted slurs at an Asian family and told them to "Go back to China" before hitting one of them.A Quincy man is facing civil rights, assault, and reckless driving charges after allegedly threatening an Asian family Friday morning, telling them to "Go back to China" before hitting one of them with his car, officials said.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

The Big Story: Twitter Drama; Google Analytics Moves Another Deadline | AdExchanger

Two biggie tech platforms caught our eye in the past week: Twitter and Google.The state of advertising at Twitter is a hot mess.First, Elon Musk writes a glowing endorsement of advertising on Twitter.(The company netted $1.18 billion in revenue in Q2.) Next thing you know, he's fueling misinformation on Twitter and doing a live brainstorm of monetization features on the platform.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Hate-filled commuter busted for Brooklyn subway stabbing, police say

Hate crime detectives busted a Queens resident in the possibly bias-fueled stabbing of an Asian man on a Brooklyn subway train, police said.
the Guardian
2 years ago
World news

Most women of colour 'hide' their heritage due to UK workplace racism

Women of colour feel forced to change their behaviour, and in many cases their names, because of widespread, structural racism in the workplace, new research has found.
moreback
TheWrap
1 year ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk Claims Apple May 'Withhold' Twitter from App Store

Twitter CEO and owner Elon Musk tweeted that Apple has threatened to withhold the social media platform from its app store for reasons yet to be revealed.According to The Verge, "withhold" could mean a temporary delay in an app update for Twitter or the more final outcome of taking it off the app store altogether.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Review | 'Devotion': Korean War aviator drama is slow to take off

Jonathan Majors in "Devotion."(Sony Pictures Entertainment) StarOutline (2.5 stars) The final act of "Devotion," set during the first months of the Korean War, is unexpectedly moving.The poignancy comes as a surprise because most of the preceding scenes are slack and prosaic.This is a fighter-pilot drama that takes more than 90 minutes to get up to emotional speed.
#investigation
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Eton College sorry for subjecting schoolgirls to misogynistic and racial slurs'

Eton College has apologised unreservedly after a number of its pupils were accused of subjecting a group of girls visiting from a nearby state school to misogynistic language, racial slurs and booing.The prestigious boys' boarding school, which charges 40,000 a year for a place, told the BBC that it had launched an investigation into the alleged incident, which took place during a speech given by ex-politician-turned-GB News pundit Nigel Farage.
Boston.com
2 years ago
Boston

Report: Georgetown police found no evidence of racial slurs at football game, but didn't ask Roxbury Prep

The investigation was halted in favor of an independent inquiry that has yet to complete.
moreinvestigation
NESN.com
1 year ago
Boston Bruins

Bruins Players Sought Explanation For Team Signing Mitchell Miller

Prior to signing Mitchell Miller to an entry-level contract Friday, the Boston Bruins ran it by some of the leaders on the team.Team president Cam Neely released a statement about the decision to sign Marner, a 20-year-old defenseman who has a controversial past, and general manager Don Sweeney revealed he spoke to players before a decision was made.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Review | 'Till' lands a gut punch with the tale of Emmett Till's murder

The image, in his casket, of the murdered Emmett Till, the Black 14-year-old lynched in 1955 Mississippi after reportedly wolf-whistling at a White woman, Carolyn Bryant, is said to have added urgency to the civil rights movement.
FanSided
1 year ago
National Football League

Arik Armstead makes concerning accusation against Lions Dan Skipper

The story of Lions offensive lineman Dan Skipper blew up over the internet this weekend.It's safe to say it was the feel-good story of Sunday.
Old Trafford Faithful
1 year ago
Manchester United

Man United pull out of deal to sign Marko Arnautovic - Old Trafford Faithful

It seems as though Manchester United are seriously allergic to signing players at this moment in time.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Google In The News; Comcast Considers A New Smart TV For Its Living Room | AdExchanger

Google flooded the zone with news and interviews this week.
On the transparency front, one announcement that will impact ad tech is Google Ad Manager's new "Revenue Verification Report."
[ Load more ]