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Hate speech is a term with varied meaning and has no single, consistent definition. It is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as "public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation". [ 1] The Encyclopedia of the American Constitution states ...
Online hate speech is a type of speech that takes place online with the purpose of attacking a person or a group based on their race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, and/or gender. [ 1] Online hate speech is not easily defined, but can be recognized by the degrading or dehumanizing function it serves. [ 2][ 3]
Hate speech in the United States cannot be directly regulated by the government due to the fundamental right to freedom of speech protected by the Constitution. [1] While "hate speech" is not a legal term in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that most of what would qualify as hate speech in other western countries is legally protected speech under the First Amendment.
In Europe, the EU’s Digital Services Act, enables governments to fine social media companies for up to 6% of their total revenue for failing to promptly remove illegal hate speech.
"The Online Hate Speech Law forces social media networks to promulgate policies governing so-called 'hateful conduct' and create 'mechanisms' by which users can report such conduct," wrote the ...
The UN recommended that the UK prevent racist hate crimes by encouraging reporting to police, prosecuting perpetrators, and strengthening measures to combat hate speech on social media, among ...
For example, a social media platform may restrict speech that it considers to be hate speech more broadly than is required by US law, [107] and may restrict speech that it considers to be harassment and verbal abuse. Restriction of hate speech and harassment on social media is the subject of debate.
On June 30, 2017, Germany approved a bill criminalizing hate speech on social media sites. Among criminalizing hate speech, the law states that social networking sites may be fined up to €50 million (US$56 million) if they persistently fail to remove illegal content within a week, including defamatory "fake news".