No single legal definition of hate speech exists. The term is notoriously difficult to define with sufficient precision. As a ...

What exactly is free speech and what is hate speech? This debate takes on new life today as political violence and polarizing events continue to pour gasoline on an out of control fire. We have ...

In the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assissination, a fierce First Amendment debate over the concept of hate speech has taken center stage across the nation. Conservative lawmakers and ...

“There comes a time when free speech can cause real-life harm and that’s when social media platforms need to react,” said former Danish PM and current chair of Meta’s Oversight Board, Helle ...

In April, Charlie Kirk and his conservative youth organization Turning Point spent about $5,000—chump change for their $80 million operation—on a familiar product for them: another round of Facebook ...

Hateful speech mainly targeting India’s Muslim and Christian minorities have become, since 2014, a routine and increasingly normalised element of India’s public life. Hate speeches commonly resound on ...

Despite our society’s collective addiction to scrolling through social media, many of us can’t help but feel a twinge of dread when seeing notifications we’ve missed. For every clever meme, ...

Responses to hate speech should be designed in line with the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech. In line with this strategy, UNHCR has developed an action plan which sets out the response ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced sweeping reforms to clamp down on antisemitism in the wake of the deadly Bondi terror attack, while conceding his ...