Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?
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Facebook's ‘community standards’ are double-standards
The social media giant seems unable to enforce its own rules when it comes to far-right, white supremacist material, writes LUCY WOOD
CHARLEY ALLAN reports from Clacton on Farage’s fears his by-election stunt has backfired
JEREMY CORBYN says we should never forget the horrific reality of nuclear weapons, or cease our efforts to rid the planet of them entirely
The new TUC Cymru general secretary speaks to Morning Star Wales reporter David Nicholson about her trade union background and ambitions for the movement
Internationalism is deeply embedded in socialist theory and practice. Examination illuminates its complexity asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
The Claudia Sheinbaum government is no pushover and is holding firm despite US abuses of the relationship, says DAVID RABY
As we approach the grim anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, SIMON BARROW sounds the alarm over the dangerous and murderous direction our government is heading
JUST days after an appalling attack targeting Muslim people in New Zealand a user on Facebook amongst many celebrated the gunman’s actions. A discovery on Facebook showed a profile that was using a screenshot of the live video broadcast via social media as his profile picture, adding the words, “We must become wolves again and make ourselves known as such.”
The massacre which saw 49 people killed had many people pointing the blame at social media but with the tabloid press spending several years now demonising Muslims and refugees, along with a number of politicians making racist comments and right-wing activists receiving unchallenged airtime, it is not fair to lay the blame on one doorstep.
However, it is fair to say that Facebook are not doing enough to curb extremist views on their website. Only two weeks ago evidence of hate speech towards Muslims and politicians, taken from a Facebook group page was published resulting in 14 Conservative members receiving suspensions.
This week Facebook failed to ban an account with extreme views, offensive pictures and comments. The US account holder named Andrew Biroski used a picture of the New Zealand gunman holding his gun as he approached a mosque which Facebook agreed was offensive and removed from the site.
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