Chinese authorities have banned certain Islamic baby names in Xinjiang province, country’s largest Muslim province. A document entitled “Naming Rules for Ethnic Minorities” prohibits names used by Muslim parents around the world including Imam, Hajj, Islam, Quran, Saddam, Medina and Islam, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. Any babies with “overly[Read More…]
Tag: Extremism
Google, Facebook are blocking extremist content
Online platforms like YouTube, Google and Facebook are eliminating violent propaganda content, like Islamic State videos for example, on direction from the US government. They are deploying unique digital footprints called “hashes” that are assigned to specific videos and can subsequently detect similar content. This content is removed rapidly. The[Read More…]