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Noah Pozner Boston Globe

One family’s epic fight against Sandy Hook conspiracies, Alex Jones, and those who deny their son ever lived

Noah Pozner Loved His Family, And Batman, And Was The Youngest Victim Of The Newtown School Shooting In 2012. His Parents Have Been On A Mission To Defend The Truth Ever Since. VERONIQUE POZNER’S panic was a bird, beating its wings inside her chest. “Sandy Hook Elementary School,” another oncology nurse read aloud from the […]

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Network Report,

“Why haven’t you removed THAT!?” Understanding reporting and removals

One of the most frequent questions that we get at HONR from volunteers and people reporting some of the offensive and hateful content that they find is, “Why haven’t you removed THAT!?” What exactly does HONR do to remove content? The HONR Network is a non-profit organization focused on the reporting and removal of illegal

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Online Abuse Report

Offensive vs Illegal Content: Why is some online abuse protected?

One of the most frustrating aspects of reporting content is understanding and acknowledging the difference between content that is offensive (sometimes grossly offensive), but protected and content that is actually illegal or a violation of a social media platform’s terms of service. This line can be especially blurry if the content in question is about

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Sticks and Stones: Why Ignoring Hoaxers and Conspiracy Theorists isn’t the Answer

The old adage, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” is still a quaint way of suggesting that we all ignore the mean things that people say. In the social media rich world, where people who post photos of their family vacation, the latest attempt as sourdough bread, or

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