Issued in Livingstone, Zambia, it stated sternly that "there must be an immediate end of violence, intimidation, hate speech, harassment and any other form of action that contradicts the letter and spirit" of the global political agreement that governs the power-sharing deal.
The launch follows other changes on Twitch in recent days, including new features to highlight a channel's top fans, and notable update to Twitch's community policies to crack down on hate speech, harassment, and sexual content.
The hope is that beyond the influence of Facebook's business imperatives or the public's skepticism about the company's internal choices, the oversight body can come to the proper conclusions about how to handle false information, calls to violence, hate speech, harassment and other problems that flow through Facebook's user-generated content network.
Njalla, likewise, has prohibitions against "illegal activities" but nothing pertaining to hate speech, harassment, abuse, etc. Update: While Njalla did not initially respond to my requests for comment, founder Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi contacted me shortly ago to say that Hatreon is in fact not welcome on the service, although it was not reflected in the FAQ or terms.
This isn't about censorship or curtailing free speech; harassment and threats are illegal and always have been.
According to several other former early Facebook employees, the discussions inside the company at the time centered on determining and protecting Facebook's broader ideology, mission, and ethos rather than taking specific stands on, say, hate speech, harassment, or violence.
"But there is a line between freedom of speech and harassment and bullying".
The move came the same day that Twitter announced a new push against hate speech and harassment on the site.
Rules against graphic content, nudity, hate speech, or harassment are enforced not by algorithms, but by individual users who come across such content.
Yet it is sometimes unclear when the line between free speech and harassment has been crossed, and that makes some women hesitant to come forward, said Ms. Kittappa, who now volunteers for Hollaback.
When thousands, perhaps millions, of people use social networks to spread hate speech, online harassment and abuse, the problem might often seem insurmountable.
