hate speech
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.
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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.
Uganda’s election is a key moment for the splinternet in Africa | Odanga Madung | February 10, 2021 | QuartzThe 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.
Twenty-Six Words Created the Internet. What Will It Take to Save It? | Stephen Engelberg | February 9, 2021 | ProPublicaAs 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.
TheDonald’s owner speaks out on why he finally pulled plug on hate-filled site | Craig Timberg, Drew Harwell | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostMajor social-media platforms already have AI tools to flag hate speech or false information.
How to fight online hate before it leads to violence | Kathiann Kowalski | February 4, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThey’re trained on the language of the internet, including the dark corners of Reddit and Twitter that may include hate speech and disinformation.
An AI saw a cropped photo of AOC. It autocompleted her wearing a bikini. | Karen Hao | January 29, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
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.
For Top Pols In Japan Crime Doesn’t Pay, But Hate Crime Does | Jake Adelstein, Angela Erika Kubo | September 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf hate-speech becomes a crime, she may be in charge of overseeing the police that enforce the law.
For Top Pols In Japan Crime Doesn’t Pay, But Hate Crime Does | Jake Adelstein, Angela Erika Kubo | September 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA Facebook page called “I Report Wilders [for hate speech]” has collected 98,000 likes.
Elections Could Be the Beginning of the End for Europe | Tracy McNicoll, Nadette De Visser | May 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA Supreme Court Case would ultimately pit the right to assembly against the right to be free from hate speech.
Violence Erupts When You Tolerate Antisemitism | Dr. Charles Asher Small | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for hate speech
speech disparaging a racial, sexual, or ethnic group or a member of such a group
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