Regulating online hate speech ‘not censorship’: U.N. rights chief
The United Nations rights chief insisted on Friday that regulating hate speech and harmful content online “is not censorship”, days after Meta scrapped its fact-checking programme on Facebook and Instagram citing censorship concerns. 'Silenced' Without mentioning Meta or X, Mr. Turk elaborated on his comments on LinkedIn, cautioning that social media had the “demonstrated ability to fuel conflict, incite hatred and threaten safety”. However, he said, “when we call efforts to create safe online spaces ‘censorship’, we ignore the fact that unregulated space means some people are silenced - in particular those whose voices are often marginalised”. “At the same time, allowing hatred online limits free expression and may result in real world harms.” Mr. Turk said “freedom of expression thrives when diverse voices can be heard without enabling harm or disinformation”.
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