Google asks thousands of 'quality raters' to flag offensive, Holocaust denial search results
Google's quality raters' guidelines have now been updated with a section on "Upsetting-Offensive" content.
Angela Merkel vs Donald Trump – what they've said about each other
Ahead of their meeting on Friday, IBTimes UK looks at what the pair are quoted as saying.
Florida man tries to burn down shop run by Indians to 'run the Arabs out of our country'
Richard Lloyd, 64, claimed he was 'doing his part for America'.
Iowa congressman Steve King tweet branded endorsement of white nationalism
'We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies' comment wins praise from Ku Klux Klan's David Duke but critics in Congress denounce it.
US education secretary Betsy DeVos under fire over roll back of protection for transgender students
The Trump administration has decided to rescind rules put in place by Obama.
First free transgender clinic opens in Texas
Just over 125,000 Texan adults who identify as transgender will be able to use the clinic.
I'm a woman, a mum and the boss of Ikea UK - here's how to close the gender gap at work
On International Women's Day 2017 we should focus on how to get working women from the bottom to the top.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20th anniversary: How she kicked off kick-ass feminism
Twenty years after it first aired, the show is still a cult hit thanks to its powerful women.
Disney airs first gay kiss in children's cartoon amid Beauty And The Beast controversy
Star vs The Forces of Evil featured male and female couples kissing on screen.
Meet the Iraqi refugees shaking up the start-up scene in Finland
More than 20,000 Iraqis claimed asylum in Finland in 2015.
Alabama cinema cancels screening of Beauty and the Beast because of gay character
Subtle reference to sexual orientation of LeFou prompts Henagar Drive-In Theatre to pull film.
What is a civil partnership – and why can't straight couples have one?
A heterosexual British couple have been told they cannot enter into a civil partnership.
UK-based heterosexual couple lose appeal to enter civil partnership instead of marriage
Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan want to follow Isle of Man example where mixed-sex civil partnerships are allowed.
Same-sex marriage legalisation in US states linked to 7% fall in teenage suicide attempts
The drop in suicide attempts affected lesbian, gay, bisexual and heterosexual teenagers.
Private girls' school in London to allow students to choose their own identity
St Paul's Girls' will allow students to use boys' names and boys' clothes.
Ryan Murphy reveals American Horror Story season 7 will centre on 2016 US election
The showrunner also teased that the anthology series might feature a President Trump-inspired character.
Susan Sarandon: 'My sexual orientation is up for grabs'
The 70-year-old star said she is open to a relationship with a woman.
School cancels transgender author visit because it was 'not suitable'
Transgender author and pioneer Juno Dawson said that the cancellation 'beggars belief'.
Ivory Coast authorities refuse to explain why two gay men were sentenced to 18 months in jail
No law prohibits discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, or gender identity in Ivory Coast.
Civil rights groups accuse Facebook of 'racially biased censorship' in hate speech takedowns
The advocacy groups claim Facebook consistently and disproportionately censors posts from people of colour.
Lloyds Banking Group most inclusive employer in Britain, LGBT charity Stonewall says
Law firm Pinsent Masons came in second while banking group JP Morgan stood third.
Chelsea Manning betrayed the US and endangered innocent lives – she is no hero
By celebrating Manning's actions, LGBT activists give credence to those that call them traitors.
Should Coachella headliners Beyonce and Radiohead donate their pay cheques to pro-LGBT charities?
Coachella promoter Phil Anschutz found to allegedly financially support anti-LGBTQ and climate change denial groups.
US Secretary of State John Kerry apologises to gay employees for discriminatory firings
'I apologize to those who were impacted by the practices of the past,' said Kerry.
George Michael fans leave moving tributes to their idol at his homes
Fans of the pop star are leaving flowers, cards, candles and touching hand-written messages at his homes in north London and at the riverside mansion in Oxfordshire where he died.
Barack Obama 'confident' that he could have beaten Donald Trump and won a third term
The outgoing president said that many Americans still believed in progressive ideals.
Foreign travellers to be quizzed about their social media info when entering US
As of now the declaration of this information is optional.
Twitter will ban Donald Trump if he breaks hate speech rules
It seems even becoming president of the United States holds no sway with Twitter.
Holocaust Museum 'deeply alarmed' by Nazi salutes during 'alt-right' supremo's speech in Washington
Ethnic cleansing 'began with words' museum says as it calls US government old and new to denounce racism.
Alt-right to hit back at Twitter by flooding the platform with 'fake black person accounts'
"Twitter is about to learn what happens when you mess with Republicans," Daily Stormer's Andrew Anglin wrote.