Topic: “Hate Speech”
Hate speech laws and policies are increasingly being used as tools for censorship, leading to significant concerns about free expression and individual liberties. Governments and organizations are pushing for stricter regulations, often pressuring platforms like Meta and TikTok to remove content deemed offensive, which raises alarms about the potential for overreach and abuse. The implications of these laws extend beyond mere content moderation, threatening the fundamental right to speak freely in public discourse.
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Australia: Royal Commission Presses Meta to Censor More Content
Meta’s policy director flew in by video link to defend leaving posts up, which is a sentence that would have…
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EU-Backed Appeals Center Accidentally Confirms the DSA Censorship Regime Is Unworkable
The body Brussels built to make its censorship regime work just published the numbers proving it can’t.
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TikTok Removes Reform UK Campaign Video Using Online Safety Act “Hate” Censorship Rules
The law Parliament sold as a shield for children just became a sword against a political campaign.
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Spain’s HODIO Program to Monitor and Rank Social Media Platforms on “Hate Speech”
Spain’s government will now grade tech companies on speech removal twice a year, with the same officials defining what counts…
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BC Tribunal Clears Student of “Hate Speech” Charge Over COVID-19 Video
A student who shared a pandemic video in a private chat walked away cleared, with a tribunal drawing a line…
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UK Consults on Social Media Age Verification While Directing Parents to Report “Hate Speech” to Big Tech
The consultation closes in May, but Parliament already handed ministers the power to act in February.
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Macron Calls Online Free Speech Argument “Pure Bullshit”
The pro-censorship French president is now the most eloquent voice in the West for the idea that free speech, unregulated,…
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Australia Passes New Hate Speech Law, Raising Free Speech Fears
By redefining hate as a matter of perception, the new law risks making emotional response the measure of criminal guilt.
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Australia’s New Hate Speech Bill Is Reckless, Contradictory, and Repressive
Australia’s hate law rewrites justice into a guessing game where imagined offense can cost you five years of your life.
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NSW Premier Admits New “Security” Bill Restricts Civil Liberties, Promises More “Hate Speech” Laws Ahead
By design or by speed, the legislation trims civil liberties into administrative details.
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Victoria Moves to Force Online Platforms to ID Users and Expand State Powers to Curb “Hate Speech”
Victoria’s push to unmask online users marks a turning point where the rhetoric of safety begins to eclipse the right…
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Chris Minns Defends NSW “Hate Speech” Laws Linking Censorship to Terror Prevention
The real question is: “Who gets to define hate when the state writes the rules?”