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A coalition of 55 human-rights, civil-rights and digital-rights groups held a press call urging Twitter to block the accounts of white supremacists.

Twitter isn’t doing enough, civil-rights groups say.

Local anti-racist activists Don Gathers and Lisa Woolfork joined a call for Twitter to ban white supremacists.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — On Wednesday, the Change the Terms coalition and Charlottesville leaders held a press call urging Twitter to ban white supremacists.

Comcast’s expansion of this program is welcome news, but more needs to be done to bridge the digital divide.

Free Press VP Jessica J. González, who co-founded the Change the Terms coalition, condemns the hate that proliferates on Twitter.

“I’m not interested in seeing predictive policing online,” said Free Press’ Jessica J. González. “I’m interested in seeing him ramp down his rhetoric online.”

On Aug. 7, the Change the Terms coalition will hold a press call with Charlottesville racial-justice leaders and urge Twitter to ban white supremacists.

Today President Trump addressed the nation following shootings inspired by white supremacist ideology. The Change the Terms coalition responds.

Internet service providers will now have to give the FCC detailed geospatial maps of their coverage areas, rather than just covered census blocks.