Online hate speech surged during 2020 U.S. election, study finds
A new study published today (Oct. 29) details the ways in which the 2020 U.S. election not only incited new hate content in ...
EP Research Service6d
Criminalisation of hate speech and hate crime in selected EU countries
Various studies highlight the serious and often long-lasting consequences of hate speech and hate crime on victims' physical and mental health and well-being.
Free Speech, Hate Speech, and Antisemitism on Campus
There is a lot of tension on American campuses between the value of freedom of speech and the dis-value of speech that’s loaded with hatred.
Global Witness6d
Asleep at the wheel: Meta fails to review hate speech on US Senate candidates’ pages in over three days
As the US election approaches, a Global Witness investigation finds that Meta's moderation systems are struggling to keep ...
The Hindu6d
Meta struggles to curb hate speech before US vote: researchers
Meta - the owner of Facebook and Instagram - is struggling to fully contain and address hate speech ahead of the U.S. election, according to research shared exclusively with the Thomson Reuters ...
Danish Koran Burner Paludan Jailed for Hate Speech in Sweden
A Swedish court handed a four-month prison term to the Danish far-right politician who started a series of Koran burnings that complicated the Nordic country’s accession to NATO.
Phys.org25d
Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing: Censoring hate speech
There is strong disagreement in the United States as to whether, when and how much hate speech should be censored when posted on social media platforms. Democrats and Republicans, in particular ...
The Daily Californian11d
ASUC to propose bill to prevent hate speech promotion
ASUC Senators Ayden Reading and Carlos Gonzalez intend to propose a resolution to prevent student groups from reserving ...
Seattle Times10d
Xenophobia and hate speech are spiking heading into the U.S. election
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign, filled with anti-immigrant rhetoric, is playing out in a country where researchers report seeing particularly high levels of hate speech against ...
Far-right activist convicted in Sweden of hate speech against Muslims
A Swedish court on Tuesday found a far-right activist guilty of two counts of hate crime against Muslims over statements he made whilst burning copies of the Koran, acts that triggered riots in the ...
The Irish Times25d
Controversial hate speech provisions removed from criminal justice legislation as Bill passed in Seanad
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has removed controversial provisions on hate speech from criminal justice legislation that the Seanad has passed, more than a year after it was last debated in ...
The Straits Times5d
Far-right activist convicted in Sweden of hate speech against Muslims
STOCKHOLM - A Swedish court on Tuesday found a far-right activist guilty of two counts of hate crime against Muslims ... Sweden's far-reaching freedom of speech legislation, agitation against ...