A Massachusetts man was indicted on hate crime charges this week after prosecutors said he assaulted an Asian couple in Manhattan’s Koreatown neighborhood. Marc Jensen, 33, allegedly approached the unnamed couple, who are both of Korean descent, while they were waiting for an Uber around 1:30 a.m. on May 23, according to a press release… Continue reading Man indicted for anti-Asian hate crime in NYC Koreatown attack
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Teen Indicted On Murder As A Hate Crime Charge In Death Of Dancer O’Shae Sibley
A 17-year-old was indicted Thursday on a charge of murder as a hate crime in the stabbing death of O’Shae Sibley, a professional dancer who was attacked at a Brooklyn, New York, gas station last month. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said a grand jury returned the indictment after prosecutors presented evidence the killing was… Continue reading Teen Indicted On Murder As A Hate Crime Charge In Death Of Dancer O’Shae Sibley
Fatal stabbing of NYC gay man is being investigated as a possible hate crime
A 28-year-old gay man was stabbed to death in Brooklyn over the weekend, in what authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime. O’Shae Sibley, who was a professional dancer and choreographer, was dancing at a gas station late Saturday, playing music from Beyoncé and vogueing when he was approached by a group of men… Continue reading Fatal stabbing of NYC gay man is being investigated as a possible hate crime
Elon Musk’s X Corp. sues nonprofit group that tracks hate speech
X Corp., the parent company of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, filed a lawsuit in San Francisco federal court Monday against a nonprofit organization that monitors hate speech and disinformation, following through on a threat that had made headlines hours earlier. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District… Continue reading Elon Musk’s X Corp. sues nonprofit group that tracks hate speech
Twitter threatens legal action against nonprofit group that monitors hate speech
X Corp., the parent company of the social media app formerly known as Twitter, sent a letter this month to a nonprofit organization that researches digital hate speech and misinformation, accusing the group of making a “series of troubling and baseless claims that appear calculated to harm Twitter generally, and its digital advertising business specifically.”… Continue reading Twitter threatens legal action against nonprofit group that monitors hate speech