Stamp out this hate speech manufacturing network
2 years, 5 months ago

Stamp out this hate speech manufacturing network

The Hindu  

The recent ferocious attack on a judge of the Supreme Court of India by the IT cell of a prominent national political party has given the impression that there are a significant number of people opposed to the scathing judicial criticism of the former national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Nupur Sharma, for her remarks on the Prophet. Similar targeting processes were managed by ‘Tek Fog’ ; over eight lakh hostile replies were sent out to tweets by women journalists, of which over five lakh were classified as ‘offensive’. This is not surprising because, as reported by Ms. Chaturvedi, ‘office bearers of the party in power have publicly supported these trolls’. Ms. Chaturvedi has reported that the party in power has ‘created a bank of thousands of dormant Twitter accounts’ to be used for ‘synchronized tweeting’ and ‘storms’. The party also has ‘bots created by the central IT Cell which tweets out identical messages simultaneously’ so that they ‘look like a real user’.

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Anti-Muslim hate speech on the rise in India, research group reveals
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Anti-Muslim hate speech on the rise in India, research group reveals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In 2023, India Hate Lab documented 668 hate speech …

No place for hate speech
1 year, 3 months ago

No place for hate speech

Hindustan Times  

The five-day special session of Parliament in the new premises was historic for passing the Women’s Reservation Bill. But the same historic session was spoiled by Bharatiya Janata Party’s two-time MP from South Delhi, Ramesh Bidhuri, with an appalling verbal assault on Danish Ali, the Bahujan Samaj Party MP from Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. Despite instructions from the Supreme Court, law …

DC Edit | What judicial wisdom has to advise on hate speech
1 year, 4 months ago

DC Edit | What judicial wisdom has to advise on hate speech

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court’s unequivocal stand against hate speech and its directive to the government apparatus that attempts to spread hatred would not be tolerated irrespective of the faith of the perpetrator or the victim is a forceful intervention by the judiciary in a matter of great concern and critical importance to the survival of the republic. The court’s response came …

Police need to be sensitised about hate speeches: SC
1 year, 5 months ago

Police need to be sensitised about hate speeches: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday said that police need to be sensitised about hate speech crimes and observed that while the definition of what constitutes hate speech is complex, there is a bigger problem of execution at the ground level. The court also sought the assistance of the Centre and states in this regard and posted a bunch of petitions …

Stop hate speech, violence at Nuh protests, says SC
1 year, 5 months ago

Stop hate speech, violence at Nuh protests, says SC

Live Mint  

There should be no hate speech or violence at a series of protests planned by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Delhi and the national capital region to protest against the sectarian violence over the past few days in Haryana’s Nuh district, the Supreme Court told the Centre, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi on Wednesday. “We hope and trust that the …

How to tackle hate speech
1 year, 9 months ago

How to tackle hate speech

Hindustan Times  

In January 2017, seven judges of India’s highest constitutional court delivered a landmark verdict that hinged on the judicial interpretation of just one word in the country’s electoral law. By a narrow majority of 4-3, the bench led by then Chief Justice of India TS Thakur held that the word “his” in section 123 of the 1951 Representation of the …

Hate speech soars on Twitter despite Musk’s claim of drop in hateful posts: report
2 years, 1 month ago

Hate speech soars on Twitter despite Musk’s claim of drop in hateful posts: report

The Hindu  

Hate speech on Twitter has risen despite Elon Musk saying that hate speech impressions were down by one-third, according to a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The report also noted that despite claims from Twitter’s Head of Trust and Safety, Yoel Roth, that the platform had succeeded in reducing the number of times hate speech was visible …

500% Rise In Hate Speech Cases Against Politicians & Public Functionaries Since 2014: Supreme Court Told
2 years, 1 month ago

500% Rise In Hate Speech Cases Against Politicians & Public Functionaries Since 2014: Supreme Court Told

Live Law  

The Supreme Court was yesterday informed that there has been almost 500% rise in reported Hate speech cases against politicians and public functionaries since 2014. "Hate speech expressed at the highest levels of political authority remain unchecked, and new policies have exacerbated a climate of intercommunal tension and impunity for offenders. Further, it is suggested that India may adopt the …

Hate speech is a serious concern
2 years, 2 months ago

Hate speech is a serious concern

Hindustan Times  

Hate speech is a growing problem in India that needs to be tackled seriously at the administrative, political and legal levels. This was underlined again last week by the Supreme Court, which said it was worried about a “climate of hate” in a “religion neutral country” and passed orders to ensure that the police chiefs of three states – Delhi, …

Hate speeches on TV: SC wants to know if govt wants to bring law to curb them
2 years, 3 months ago

Hate speeches on TV: SC wants to know if govt wants to bring law to curb them

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Voicing displeasure over hate speech on TV news channels, the Supreme Court Wednesday wanted it know why the government was a "mute spectator" and whether it intends to enact a law to curb it, as recommended by the Law Commission. Noting that the role of the anchor is important during TV debates, the court said it's the duty …

Hate Speeches Delivered By Political & Religious Leaders Bulldoze Constitutional Ethos, Warrant Stringent Peremptory Action: Delhi High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Hate Speeches Delivered By Political & Religious Leaders Bulldoze Constitutional Ethos, Warrant Stringent Peremptory Action: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that hate speeches especially delivered by elected representatives, political and religious leaders based on religion, caste, region or ethnicity militate against the concept of fraternity, bulldoze the constitutional ethos and violates Articles 14, 15, 19, 21 read with Article 38 of the Constitution of India.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh also observed that. The Delhi High …

Decisively rein in hate speech
2 years, 7 months ago

Decisively rein in hate speech

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police announced this week that it registered cases against several people, including two former Bharatiya Janata Party spokespersons whose controversial comments on Prophet Mohammed sparked a wave of international condemnation from many Muslim-majority nations. The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit of the Special Cell confirmed that one FIR named suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and another, ex-BJP …

Incorporating limits: The Hindu Editorial on IPC and hate speech
3 years, 7 months ago

Incorporating limits: The Hindu Editorial on IPC and hate speech

The Hindu  

Speech is free, but it is a freedom that comes with responsibility. The term ‘hate speech’ and calls for laws that specifically seek to punish it arise from this inclusive understanding of the basis on which speech is restricted in modern democracies. A committee appointed by the Union Home Ministry, tasked with recommending changes in criminal law, is now seeking …

OpIndia, Indic Collective Trust and UpWord file intervention application in SC in Sudarshan News case, ‘Saffron terror’, fake news demonising Hindus find mention
4 years, 3 months ago

OpIndia, Indic Collective Trust and UpWord file intervention application in SC in Sudarshan News case, ‘Saffron terror’, fake news demonising Hindus find mention

Op India  

To this effect, the applicants have moved an intervention application in the matter of Firoz Iqbal Khan v. Union of India concerning permissible free speech which the apex court is seized of in the Writ Petition as also in light of the ad-interim order dated September 15, 2020, passed in the Petition, both of which have implications on the treatment …

'This Is So Insidious. Can This Be Tolerated In A Free Society?': Justice Chandrachud On Sudarshan TV's "UPSC Jihad" Show
4 years, 3 months ago

'This Is So Insidious. Can This Be Tolerated In A Free Society?': Justice Chandrachud On Sudarshan TV's "UPSC Jihad" Show

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday made some strong oral remarks taking objection to the show telecast by Sudarshan TV News about the entry of Muslims into the All India Services after clearing the UPSC exams. < 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐕'𝐬 "𝐔𝐏𝐒𝐂 𝐉𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐝" 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 > Top Court to hear a plea against the Sudarshan TV programme acclaimed as a ''big expose on the …

Bust hate all time: Onus on moderators to take down content
5 years, 4 months ago

Bust hate all time: Onus on moderators to take down content

Deccan Chronicle  

Hate crime victims left suicidal and afraid to leave home because of attacks ‘unleashed after Brexit referendum'" - Independent.co.uk "Facebook Live murder: North Carolina man arrested"- BBC "A High School Student Committed Suicide After Posting A Message Of Her Intent On YouTube." That’s why it is convenient for anyone to commit hate speech crime on the Internet and these hate …

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