HATE SPEECH Definition & Meaning

hate speech

[ heyt speech ]

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noun

speech, writing, or nonverbal communication that attacks, threatens, or insults a person or group on the basis of national origin, ethnicity, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability:
The racist graffiti was condemned as hate speech.

hate speech

noun

speech disparaging a racial, sexual, or ethnic group or a member of such a group

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hate speech¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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Eventually the ban is lifted, but Facebook becomes the carrier of hate speech directed at the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority — theoretically in violation of the company’s touted community standards.

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The vandal or vandals spray-painted hate speech throughout the building and spilled gallons of hazardous chemicals, the park service said in a news release.

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“Hate speech is everywhere on X, the company has no accountability, and the flood of misinformation from fake accounts is just that — fake,” Rivas said in a statement.

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A Rivas spokesman said the departure was not a retreat from disagreement, but rather a decision to stop supporting a platform “overtaken by harmful disinformation, hate speech, antisemitism and racism, and that’s run by someone who is promoting this hateful rhetoric.”

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Universities have told the OfS they were concerned about how to uphold free speech while preventing hate speech.

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