Hate Speech vs Free Speech: The Ongoing Debate and Challenges in the Globalized World (SSRN)
“The purpose of this study is to find out and understand the differentiation between free speech and hate speech, the…
Impact and dynamics of hate and counter speech online (Springer Open)
“Citizen-generated counter speech is a promising way to fight hate speech and promote peaceful, non-polarized discourse. However, there is a…
Germany’s battle against online hate speech (DW)
“Beginning in February, Germany is stepping up its efforts to combat hate speech on the internet, including a central monitor…
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court provides guidance for assessing claims against hate speech on social media (ReedSmith Technology Law Dispatch)
“In a recent decision of December 19, 2021, case no. 1 BvR 1073/20 (published with an official press release dated…
Big tech opposes Germany’s enhanced hate speech law (Euractiv)
“The amendment to Germany’s Network Enforcement Act known as NetzDG on combatting hate speech online comes into force on Tuesday…
Going Extreme: Comparative Analysis of Hate Speech in Parler and Gab (arXiv)
“We experiment with an array of algorithms for hate-speech detection, demonstrating limitations of transfer learning in that domain, given the…
A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF HATE SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN INTERNATIONAL LAW (Research Key)
The issue of hate speech has received significant attention from legal scholars and philosophers alike but the vast majority of…
To combat online hate speech, organize (Santa Fe Institute)
“While this study focuses on the specific scenario of hate and counter speech on German Twitter, the findings offer insight…
Twitter loses online hate speech court battle in France (Reuters)
“Twitter must disclose details on what it does to tackle hate speech online in France, the Paris appeals court ruled…
Hate Speech: What It Is and Why It Matters (The Wire, India)
“‘Hate speech’ does not refer to offensive, or foul-mouthed speech directed at a people. It is speech that can cause…
Hate speech in social media: How platforms can do better (PHYS.ORG)
“In a report from the Anti-Defamation League, Libby Hemphill, an affiliate analysis professor at U-M’s Institute for Social Analysis and…