Unregulated hate speech on the internet leads to violence, War in Yemen must end, but finding peace will be hard, Iran’s blasphemy law has become entrenched, US sanctions will create problems for Iran, After Merkel, German politics may lean conservative
The Globe and Mail / TorontoUnregulated hate speech on the internet leads to violence
“[L]ooming in the background of the Pittsburgh massacre, the letter bombs and the rising tide of reactionary, bigoted politics is the spectre of the internet,” writes Navneet Alang. “No sooner had the suspect of the Pittsburgh massacre been apprehended than his online anti-Semitic messages were discovered on [the social network]
The Irish Times / Dublin, IrelandHumanitarian concerns demand an end to war in Yemen, but it will be difficultThe Hindu / Chennai, IndiaIran’s blasphemy law has become entrenchedArab News / Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaUS sanctions will create big problems for IranAl Jazeera / Doha, QatarAfter Merkel, German politics may become more conservative