Hate speech in India: Media's rabble-rousing doesn't help cause, proves counter-productive to free speech
6 years, 6 months ago

Hate speech in India: Media's rabble-rousing doesn't help cause, proves counter-productive to free speech

Firstpost  

The problem of hate speech is compounded when propagated by members of the press. This is because unlike the situation where the person making the hate speech is a politician or an ordinary citizen/internet user, the media is expected to be comparatively neutral while reporting events. Human rights activists had proposed that the channel should be sued for hate speech on grounds of instigating communities and threatening national security. The bigger issue which emerges is whether statements/language by the media, which incriminate certain individuals in cases like the Bhima Koregaon raids, amount to hate speech. While hate speech is not defined in any Indian legislation, the 267th Report of the Law Commission of India states that hate speech is “an incitement to hatred primarily against a group of persons defined in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief and the like”.

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DC Edit | Arbitrary curbs on social media, speech must end
1 week, 4 days ago

DC Edit | Arbitrary curbs on social media, speech must end

Deccan Chronicle  

How free is free speech in India? While India has never supported absolute freedom of speech, as evidenced in its handling of the free expression of extreme opinions, it must better define its approach to how much freedom it tolerates. However, this is also a time when Musk is being supported in his quest to bring in absolute freedom of …

Don’t gag free speech
2 weeks ago

Don’t gag free speech

Times of India  

Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of the day. Monday’s SC hearing was about a Delhi HC order against Wikipedia that deemed criticism to be “interference in court proceedings”. That’s their opinion, but we decide on law.” During the hearing, the bench once again emphasised …

Battling India’s infodemic: Why we urgently need a comprehensive law to counter fake news
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Battling India’s infodemic: Why we urgently need a comprehensive law to counter fake news

New Indian Express  

In the present era of instant information, differentiating truth from lies is becoming harder. Despite facing a severe global disinformation crisis, India still lacks a robust legal framework to effectively combat fake news. France and Germany have enacted strict laws that mandate social media platforms to remove fake news within 24 hours or face hefty fines. India’s closest attempt at …

Maha Govt Has Denied Sanction To Prosecute BJP's Ex-State VP Vikram Pawaskar For Hate Speech Against Muslims, Bombay High Court Told
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Maha Govt Has Denied Sanction To Prosecute BJP's Ex-State VP Vikram Pawaskar For Hate Speech Against Muslims, Bombay High Court Told

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday was informed that the Maharashtra government has refused to grant sanction to 'prosecute' Vikram Pawaskar, the former BJP State Vice President, in two cases of 'hate speech' against the Muslim community. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale accepted the statement made by State's Chief Public Prosecutor Hiten Venegavkar,. A …

Harassment, plaints and mass campaign: Online hate battle takes new shape
1 month ago

Harassment, plaints and mass campaign: Online hate battle takes new shape

India Today  

Indian social media has long been a battleground where extremists ridicule the religious beliefs of others, often countering hate with more hate. One of the most-active members of ‘Team Muslim’ recently posted personal details of two targets – their names ending with Thakur and Rajput – for alleged hate speech. TRAINING YOUNG RECRUITS India Today's Open-Source Intelligence team found an …

DC Edit | SC must define free speech boundaries
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | SC must define free speech boundaries

Deccan Chronicle  

The Ranveer Allahbadia issue has triggered a debate on the need for regulation of digital content even as the person’s distasteful comments as a guest on a television show has tested the limits of free speech in this age of social media where supervision over a limitless medium has become a nearly impossible task. What society stresses even in an …

Big Tech’s Role in Spreading Hate Speech in India Is a Lesson for the World
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Big Tech’s Role in Spreading Hate Speech in India Is a Lesson for the World

The Quint  

In several of these instances, the people being targeted were Muslims, as evidenced by their responses to being asked their names on camera in the videos posted by the vigilantes. For instance, Instagram’s community guidelines claim that the platform removes content that “contains credible threats or hateful conduct” or “targets private individuals to degrade or shame them”. The guidelines also …

Hate speech against religious minorities in India soared by 75% in 2024
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hate speech against religious minorities in India soared by 75% in 2024

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. The country recorded 1,165 hate speech events last year, …

Hate speech on ‘staggering’ rise in Modi’s India, report finds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hate speech on ‘staggering’ rise in Modi’s India, report finds

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — India’s religious minorities have faced a “staggering” rise in hate speech over the past year, including from top leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report released Monday. “Hate speech in India in 2024 followed an alarming trajectory, deeply intertwined with the ideological ambitions of the ruling Bharatiya …

Allegations Of Ruling Party Misusing Investigating Agencies Part Of Freedom Of Political Speech, Not Defamation: Delhi Court
2 months ago

Allegations Of Ruling Party Misusing Investigating Agencies Part Of Freedom Of Political Speech, Not Defamation: Delhi Court

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Tuesday observed that the allegations of political corruption, poaching of politicians or misuse of investigating agencies by the ruling dispensation against political opponents are part of freedom of political speech and won't amount to defamation per se.Special judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts said that each political formation is known to project its own vision. …

Karnataka: Campaign against hate speech seeks public apology from seer
4 months ago

Karnataka: Campaign against hate speech seeks public apology from seer

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Campaign Against Hate Speech has written to Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara and DG&IGP Alok Mohan demanding legal action against the seer of Vishwa Vokkaliga Mahasamsthana Mutt, Kumara Chandrashekaranatha, for his speech demanding a law to disenfranchise Muslims. While the seer has tendered an apology, the forum, in a letter on Thursday, claimed that the former should make …

The harm principle: how John Mill’s theory defines the extent of liberty
6 months, 4 weeks ago

The harm principle: how John Mill’s theory defines the extent of liberty

The Hindu  

A few days ago, a minor girl was gang-raped in the Dhing area of Nagaon district, Assam, allegedly by three Muslim men. As anger over the horrific incident and against the community escalated, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has called Muslims a “communal organisation” in the past, said he would not allow “Miya Muslims” to “take over all of …

Can classrooms counter hate speech in the age of social media?
11 months ago

Can classrooms counter hate speech in the age of social media?

The Hindu  

The definition of the word ‘classroom’ has evolved significantly over the last few years. Hate speech is clearly one such area where a classroom needs to be proactive enough to dispel misconceptions, especially those going easily viral in the ongoing digital age. While a lot of misinformation exists across social media outlets, none is as deadly as those that promote …

Anti-Muslim hate speech on the rise in India, research group reveals
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Hamas to halal: How anti-Muslim hate speech is spreading in India
1 year, 1 month ago

Hamas to halal: How anti-Muslim hate speech is spreading in India

Al Jazeera  

Ahead of national elections, a new report tracks how hate speech events map geographically across India, those behind them, and the conspiracy theories used to stoke anti-Muslim hate. New Delhi, India – India averaged nearly two anti-Muslim hate speech events per day in 2023 and three in every four of those events – or 75 percent – took place in …

Want hate speech to stop but can’t put pre-emptive curbs: Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Want hate speech to stop but can’t put pre-emptive curbs: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday maintained that though it wants hate speeches and incitement to violence to stop, it cannot pre-empt people’s right to free speech and assembly by restraining them from holding meetings or processions without first granting them an audience. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta emphasised that the top court was inclined to strengthen …

Modi's BJP Linked With Most Hate Speech in India: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Modi's BJP Linked With Most Hate Speech in India: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party and affiliated groups were behind most hate speech events against Muslims during the first half of the year, according to a report released on Monday. Some 80% of the 255 documented incidents of “hate speech gatherings targeting Muslims” occurred in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states and union territories, according to a report from Hindutva Watch. …

Anti-Muslim hate speech in India spikes around elections, report says
1 year, 6 months ago

Anti-Muslim hate speech in India spikes around elections, report says

Al Jazeera  

Hindutva Watch report says the ruling BJP is linked to an ‘escalating trend’ of anti-Muslim hate speech in the country. It added that 80 percent of the hate speech events took place in states governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Abu Asim Azmi, a Muslim legislator from Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra, told Al Jazeera the …

’Blatant hate speeches’: SC asks govt to tackle ’problem’ in wake of Nuh clashes
1 year, 7 months ago

’Blatant hate speeches’: SC asks govt to tackle ’problem’ in wake of Nuh clashes

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on Friday rapped the Indian government and asked the latter to form a committee to look into hate speeches all across the country. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea over alleged “blatant hate speeches” calling for killing members of a particular community and their social and economic boycott at rallies in different states, including …

How India and Muslim world joined hands to protest Western prejudice against oriental religious sensitivities
1 year, 7 months ago

How India and Muslim world joined hands to protest Western prejudice against oriental religious sensitivities

Firstpost  

When, in the wake of a string of incidents of desecration of the Quran in Sweden and Denmark, Pakistan brought in a resolution at the UNHRC condemning the “alarming rise in… public acts of religious hatred”, India threw its considerable diplomatic weight behind it, facilitating its adoption Amid the increasingly fraught Hindu-Muslim relations, illustrated by the latest communal flare-up in …

Police need to be sensitised about hate speeches: SC
1 year, 7 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, 7 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 …

Organizer Of Public Meeting Can’t Be Held Liable For Hate Speech Delivered By A Participant, Mere Presence Not Enough: Delhi High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Organizer Of Public Meeting Can’t Be Held Liable For Hate Speech Delivered By A Participant, Mere Presence Not Enough: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that an individual organising a public meeting cannot be held accountable for a hate speech delivered by one of the participants over which such an organizer had no control or responsibility. It will be on the same corollary as if in a television or a public debate, the anchor is held liable for the …

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B
1 year, 10 months ago

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B

The Hindu  

Published : May 03, 2023 07:00 IST - 6 MINS READ In December 2004, the Delhi Police arrested Avnish Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, because someone in Kharagpur, West Bengal, tried to sell through the website video copies of two Delhi-based students having sex. Social media companies, a term left vague and expansive, need to take down content within 36 …

States told to act on hate speeches
1 year, 11 months ago

States told to act on hate speeches

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed all states and union territories to register cases against those making hate speeches even without any complaint, terming these speeches as a "serious offence" capable of affecting the secular fabric of the country. When two separate counsels appearing for different parties tried to seek the attention of the court to frequent hate …

How to tackle hate speech
2 years 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 …

Why selective in dealing with 'hate speeches', says Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to Supreme Court
2 years ago

Why selective in dealing with 'hate speeches', says Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to Supreme Court

India TV News  

Hate speech in India: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta today told the Supreme Court that hate speeches were being made by several people against the members of Hindu community and court could not be selective in its approach in seeking response from the states on the action taken against such statements. The hearing witnessed sharp exchanges between the court and Mehta …

India’s YouTube Vigilante Is Wanted for Murder
2 years, 1 month ago

India’s YouTube Vigilante Is Wanted for Murder

Wired  

On the afternoon of February 14, Junaid Khan, 32, and his nephew Nasir Khan, 25, left their small village of Ghatmeeka in India’s northwestern state of Rajasthan to attend a family function. “When they didn’t return the same night, we got worried,” says Arshad Khan, 44, Junaid’s brother-in-law. We searched for them the whole day.” Two days later, the men’s …

Yes, BBC hates India, but know that its India-hate is a money strategy
2 years, 2 months ago

Yes, BBC hates India, but know that its India-hate is a money strategy

Firstpost  

With its public funding drying up fast amid serious stigma of a strong left-liberal bias, the BBC has been trying to break ground into hitherto not-so-seriously explored markets, such as India New Delhi: The BBC’s hit job of a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi has more to do with than just ideology or ignorance of the Indian reality. With …

Why the woes of Indian journalism affect all Indians
2 years, 4 months ago

Why the woes of Indian journalism affect all Indians

The Hindu  

The first week of November includes a day selected by the United Nations as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Though the Indian Constitution is liberal, its interpretation through legislation has been anything but; harsh omnibus laws infringe and limit liberties, violate human rights and lead to degeneracy among administration and law enforcement agents. Now, from …

Hate speech is a serious problem
2 years, 4 months ago

Hate speech is a serious problem

Hindustan Times  

Indian politics has a hate speech problem. And it is a problem nourished by the returns on offer to the perpetrators — votes, when an election is involved; promotions to senior party posts, even ministerships; and, in the current media landscape, publicity. As the ultimate showman, PT Barnum, once said: “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” Given this, it …

500% Rise In Hate Speech Cases Against Politicians & Public Functionaries Since 2014: Supreme Court Told
2 years, 4 months 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, 5 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, …

DC Edit | Crack down on hate speech
2 years, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Crack down on hate speech

Deccan Chronicle  

India is one of the most diverse nations of the world, and it is incumbent upon each of the parts the sum of which make it whole to identify common cause with the others to make way for its successful sustenance and progress. It is an attempt to cover the myriad fault lines in our society, asking people to be …

Vital intervention: The Hindu Editorial on the Supreme Court order against hate speech
2 years, 5 months ago

Vital intervention: The Hindu Editorial on the Supreme Court order against hate speech

The Hindu  

There is good reason for the Supreme Court of India to ask the police to be proactive in dealing with hate speech by taking immediate legal action without waiting for a formal complaint. It is quite apparent that the governments at the Centre and in some like-minded States do not share the Court’s concern for communal harmony, fraternity and tranquillity; …

Indian Supreme Court says hate speeches need to be curbed as they ‘sully country’s atmosphere’
2 years, 5 months ago

Indian Supreme Court says hate speeches need to be curbed as they ‘sully country’s atmosphere’

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. Read our privacy policy India’s top court on Monday …

Decoding RSS chief’s speech
2 years, 5 months ago

Decoding RSS chief’s speech

Hindustan Times  

In his annual Vijayadashami speech, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat touched on many things — from how India could take advantage of its demographic dividend, empowerment of women and the need to end caste-based discrimination. But it must also be remembered that according to data from the National Family Health Survey -5, the total fertility rate, or the number …

TV anchors have a ‘duty’ not to spread hate speech, says India’s top court
2 years, 6 months ago

TV anchors have a ‘duty’ not to spread hate speech, says India’s top court

The Independent  

Hate speech in India is tantamount to killing people in many different ways and it is the “duty” of the country’s television anchors to stop it in electronic media, observed the country’s Supreme Court on Thursday. It is their duty to see that hate speech doesn’t happen.” “What are the provisions of law which relates to hate speech in India?” …

Hate speeches on TV: SC wants to know if govt wants to bring law to curb them
2 years, 6 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 …

Absence of specific law on hate speech, using IPC, RP Act to control it: Election Commission to Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Absence of specific law on hate speech, using IPC, RP Act to control it: Election Commission to Supreme Court

India TV News  

Highlights ECI told Supreme Court that hate speech has not been defined under any 'existing law' in India It's pertinent to point out at outset that hate speech has not been defined under any law, said ECI EC used IPC, RP Act and MCC to control hate speech during election time in India Hate speech news : The Election Commission …

Hate crime and punishment: The Hindu Editorial on violence over ‘hurt sentiments’
2 years, 8 months ago

Hate crime and punishment: The Hindu Editorial on violence over ‘hurt sentiments’

The Hindu  

India’s laws on freedom of expression are clear about the reasonableness of the right to exercise it. But hate speech, directed at communities and intended to fan communal hatred, is not clearly defined in the law. However, there are provisions in the law that can be interpreted as allowing for criminalising offences that are related to hate speech, in particular …

What Centre said when asked about definition, stats of hate crime
2 years, 9 months ago

What Centre said when asked about definition, stats of hate crime

India Today  

The recent beheading of a Hindu tailor, Kanhaiya Lal, in Rajasthan’s Udaipur and the threats to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that followed in two videos have raised the issue of hate crime in India once again. Laws against hate crime, religious lynching, and hate speech have been demanded by numerous notable individuals and social activists in India. WHY NCRB STOPPED …

Hate Speeches by Elected Representatives Warrant Stringent Action: Delhi HC
2 years, 9 months ago

Hate Speeches by Elected Representatives Warrant Stringent Action: Delhi HC

News 18  

Hate speeches by elected representatives, political and religious leaders based on religion and caste bulldoze the constitutional ethos and violate constitutional provisions and therefore warrant stringent peremptory action on the part of central and state governments, said the Delhi High Court on Monday. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh, while noting that there have been instances of hate speeches which led to …

Hate Speeches Delivered By Political & Religious Leaders Bulldoze Constitutional Ethos, Warrant Stringent Peremptory Action: Delhi High Court
2 years, 9 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, 9 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 …

Doesn't mention the crime: AIMIM chief Owaisi on Delhi Police FIR against him over hate speech
2 years, 9 months ago

Doesn't mention the crime: AIMIM chief Owaisi on Delhi Police FIR against him over hate speech

Firstpost  

Others named in the FIR include BJP’s suspended spokesperson Nupur Sharma and the party’s expelled leader Naveen Kumar who faced flak over the Prophet remark row Hyderabad: Alleging that Delhi Police is suffering from “both sideism” and “balance-waad”, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said he will consult his advocates and address the issue after an FIR was lodged against …

Without Public Debates & Awareness About Political Rights, There Would Be No Democracy : Justice Nageswara Rao
3 years ago

Without Public Debates & Awareness About Political Rights, There Would Be No Democracy : Justice Nageswara Rao

Live Law  

Speaking at the Soli J Sorabjee 1st Excellence Award & Scholarship and Inaugural Memorial Lecture, Justice Nageswara Rao on Wednesday said that the Supreme Court of India, through all its judgements relating to fundamental rights and freedom of speech, has protected free speech so that every individual should be given opportunity to openly discuss about the issues.Justice Rao was speaking. …

RSS leader Indresh Kumar condemns Haridwar hate speech
3 years, 1 month ago

RSS leader Indresh Kumar condemns Haridwar hate speech

The Hindu  

Senior Rashtriya Swayam Sevak leader Indresh Kumar has condemned the alleged hate speeches against minorities at a recent Dharma Sansad in Haridwar and said all those who make provocative and divisive remarks should be punished as per law without any exception. Their “baseless and unfounded” allegations against the RSS also amount to “a cruel” hate speech, he charged and asked …

Hate speech | Supreme Court seeks response from Government
3 years, 2 months ago

Hate speech | Supreme Court seeks response from Government

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Ministry of Home Affairs and the police chiefs of Delhi and Uttarakhand to respond to petitions that people accused of delivering hate speeches at a Dharm Sansad organised in Haridwar have not been arrested yet. The new headline will be: Supreme Court issues notice to MHA, police chiefs of Delhi and Uttarakhand on …

Hate speech in the time of free speech
3 years, 2 months ago

Hate speech in the time of free speech

The Hindu  

The rising frequency of hate speech in India has not gone unnoticed. So, the Supreme Court has been asked to review hate speech laws and various High Courts have been called upon to provide interpretation of ingredients of hate speech. Black’s Law Dictionary has defined it as “speech that carries no meaning other than the expression of hatred for some …

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