Critics hit Singapore's first use of 'fake news' law
Singapore just showed the world how it plans to use a controversial new law to tackle what it deems fake news — and critics say it's just what they expected would happen.
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Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg outlines plan to fight online extremism
Some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies announced Monday that they're revamping an organization they established to fight online extremism in order to allow it to work more extensively with outside parties.
Little-known meme site hosted two mass shooting threats this month
Two young men arrested this month for threatening mass shootings posted those threats to a website known more for its memes than its menaces: iFunny.
Giant hand statue disturbs New Zealand locals
Is it a face with a hand or a hand with a face?
Christchurch shooting suspect sends letter from prison
New Zealand's prison authority has acknowledged it made a mistake in allowing the alleged Christchurch mosque attacker to send a letter, which then surfaced on 4chan, an online message board known for hosting the views of white supremacists.
New Zealand gun owners ditch 10,000 guns
More than 10,000 firearms have been voluntarily surrendered to authorities in New Zealand as part of a buyback scheme that was introduced after the country's worst mass shooting in modern history.
200 Christchurch survivors perform Haaj
When 31-year-old Maryam Gul laid eyes on the Kaaba this week, it was a moment of complete peace. The cube-shaped structure, and most sacred shrine of Islam, felt a world away from the Linwood mosque at Christchurch, New Zealand where her mother, father and brother were fatally gunned down earlier this year.
What they really think: America seen through travel warnings
If your friends and allies won't tell you what they really think, check their travel advisories.
White House to hold online extremism summit
The White House will host internet and technology companies Friday for a summit focused on violent extremism online, the first public engagement meetings convened following last weekend's deadly shootings.
Internet sites blamed for helping incite racist violence
White supremacists and neo-Nazis have found a racist's virtual paradise that authorities believe has now become home to three hate-filled rants by suspected mass shooters.
