Topic
Hate Speech
337 published works
The Right Coast
Department of Justice Will Go After Anti-Muslim Hate Speech – ABC News
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch pledged that the Department of Justice will go after hate speech that might incite violence against the Muslim community, she told a crowd of Muslim-Americans…
The Right Coast
Sorry, kids, the 1st Amendment does protect ‘hate speech’ – LA Times
A recent poll of college students attitudes toward free speech (in general and on campus) is a mixed bag.via www.latimes.comI hate you!You hate me!We're one, great big family!We a great big…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Anti-Immigrant Violence in Germany Spurs New Debate on Hate Speech
Last year, the anti-immigrant Pegida movement took off in Dresden, and it celebrated the fact on Monday with a rally they claimed thousands attended.Alison Smale in the New York Times…
Media Law Prof Blog
A New Book on Hate Speech and Citizenship, Forthcoming From Eric Heinze
Eric Heinze, Queen Mary University of London School of Law, is publishing Hate Speech and Democratic Citizenship (Oxford University Press (2016). Here is a description of the book's contents.Most modern…
The Right Coast
France’s Le Pen to go on trial for anti-Muslim remarks | Reuters
French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen will go on trial for comparing Muslim street prayers to wartime Nazi occupation, party officials and the prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.Le Pen,…
Media Law Prof Blog
Approaches To Regulating Hate Speech
Robert A. Kahn, University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota) is publishing Rethinking the Context of Hate Speech (Book Review: Michael Herz & Peter Molnar, The Content and Context…
The Right Coast
Irish pastor to be prosecuted for calling Islam a satanic belief – IrishCentral.com
Despite his apology, Northern Ireland s Public Prosecution Service informed McConnell last week that he was to receive an informed warning regarding his words. The warning is not a conviction…
Media Law Prof Blog
Identifying and Analyzing Online Hate Speech
Iginio Gagliardone, University of Oxford, has published Mapping and Analysing Hate Speech Online. Here is the abstract.The issue of hate speech is complex – it serves as an illuminative lens…
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Facebook Revamps Community Guidelines By Cracking Down on Hate Speech, Graphic Violence and Nudity
Sensitive to the expanding diversity of the online community, the world’s largest social network has taken a step to curb highly contentious postings. On March 16, Facebook revamped its community…
Media Law Prof Blog
Responding To Internet Hate Speech
Raphael Cohen-Almagor, University of Hull, has published Countering Hate on the Internet at 22 Annual Review of Law and Ethics 431 (2014). Here is the abstract.Hate speech is designed to…