Topic
Hate Speech
337 published works
The Right Coast
The Demented – and Selective – Game of Instantly Blaming Political Opponents For Mass Shootings
But even if these liberal smear artists were telling the truth, and Carlson's view of immigration and replacement were similar or even precisely identical to Gendron's, one could certainly say…
The Right Coast
Some Lessons from the Sorry History of Campus Speech Codes
Concern about the proliferation of hate speech motivates many who oppose the recent acquisition of Twitter by billionaire Elon Musk, who says he plans to turn the heavily moderated platform…
Health Law Prof Blog
Bullying, Cyberbullying and Hate Speech
Raphael Cohen-Almagor (University of Hull), Bullying, Cyberbullying and Hate Speech, 13 Int’l J. Technoethics (2022):This paper applies the concepts of moral and social responsibility to the Internet in considering bullying…
MediaWrites
New content moderation rules in Germany: flexibility for community standards and justice by procedure
By Simon Hembt
What has happened in both “hate speech” cases? The German Federal Supreme Court has ruled on two cases governing the deletion of inappropriate yet lawful “hate speech” content. In each…
Technology Law Dispatch
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court provides guidance for assessing claims against hate speech on social media
By Dr. Philipp Süss, Sebastian Bitter, Dr. Alexander Hardinghaus
In a recent decision of December 19, 2021, case no. 1 BvR 1073/20 (published with an official press release dated February 2, 2022), the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht –…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Meta Hit with Lawsuits Over Allegations of Promoting Hate Speech
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team
Meta has been hit with two related lawsuits totaling over $150 billion in its first major legal challenge since rebranding. The suits (one filed in California Superior Court and the…
Human Rights at Home Blog
News: ‘New deal’ needed to end hate, exclusion, discrimination against minorities, says UN expert
November 22, 2021 – Last week Mr. Fernand de Varennes, UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, urged the United States of America to overhaul legislation to prevent increasing exclusion, discrimination…
Religion Clause
Pastor Sues Real Estate Organization Over Ethics Rule On Hate Speech
Suit was filed last week in a Montana state trial court against a local chapter of the National Organization of Realtors by Pastor Brandon Huber who is also a part-time…
Nonprofit Law Blog
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 10/29/21
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: “Facebook has never publicly disclosed…
Simple Justice
Tuesday Talk*: Who Should Rule the Virtual World?
Zuck owns Facebook. Jack owns Twitter. Biden is president. At Reason, Robby Soave argues that the war over Section 230, reining in disinformation, hate speech, harassment and whatever other ills…