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the girl's classmates were bullying her online, sending her hateful e-mails and text messages
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Garvey’s legacy has been complicated, especially due to his sometimes hateful and violent rhetoric against Jews, white people, Catholics, and other groups.
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Jan. 2025
The settlement, announced by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, requires Rutgers to take a series of actions to combat discrimination on campus after 400 reports of hateful incidents on campus were filed between July 2023 and June 2024.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Instead, Meta will use a community notes system similar to Elon Musk’s X. Updates to Meta’s policy on hateful conduct include that LGBTQ people can now be called mentally ill because of their identities.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Some hateful statements about Jews remain prohibited under the new policy.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Jan. 2025
The settlement, announced by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, requires Rutgers to take a series of actions to combat discrimination on campus after 400 reports of hateful incidents on campus were filed between July 2023 and June 2024.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Instead, Meta will use a community notes system similar to Elon Musk’s X. Updates to Meta’s policy on hateful conduct include that LGBTQ people can now be called mentally ill because of their identities.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Some hateful statements about Jews remain prohibited under the new policy.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Hateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hateful. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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