Advertisement

Advertisement

hate speech

[ heyt speech ]

noun

  1. speech, writing, or nonverbal communication that attacks, threatens, or insults a person or group on the basis of national origin, ethnicity, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability:

    The racist graffiti was condemned as hate speech.



hate speech

noun

  1. speech disparaging a racial, sexual, or ethnic group or a member of such a group
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of hate speech1

First recorded in 1935–40
Discover More

Example Sentences

The initial wave of internet regulation in Africa mostly targeted users, with hate speech and misinformation laws as well as the imposition of digital taxes.

From Quartz

The protection from legal liability proved essential to the explosive growth of the internet platforms, allowing them to remove posts that contained hate speech and other graphic material that might drive away users or advertisers.

As a moderator for a Reddit community notorious for its hate speech and loose talk of violence, Williams bristled at some of the casual racism but also at Reddit’s enforcement actions for policy violations, he said.

Major social-media platforms already have AI tools to flag hate speech or false information.

They’re trained on the language of the internet, including the dark corners of Reddit and Twitter that may include hate speech and disinformation.

So why are we continually inundated with images and hate speech perpetuating this harmful lie?

Koreans living in Japan suffer the brunt of racism and hate speech, and their situation is complex.

If hate-speech becomes a crime, she may be in charge of overseeing the police that enforce the law.

A Facebook page called “I Report Wilders [for Hate Speech]” has collected 98,000 likes.

A Supreme Court Case would ultimately pit the right to assembly against the right to be free from hate speech.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


hate someone's gutshate-watch