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a new family the pop star wants to become president. and is using guns as a leech. credible story of bobby war. starts december 10th oh b.t.w. . online hate speech is a powerful thing sometimes all it takes is one tweet or post by a user and suddenly they're hit by tons of insults and threats but is hate speech so dangerous that it should be censored or is freedom of expression more important hate speech versus free speech our topic today and said. according to facebook only one and a 1000 posts were why it contains hate speech the targets are often individual.

like homosexuals muslims or women who get hundreds of hate replies per day to something they've posted but online hate speech can also target entire ethnic groups and it can escalate tensions and incite real violence says the u.n. special adviser on the prevention of genocide big must start this start. always with more action and language no one would. talk it that the whole look was was preceded it. by his speech crimes and hate speech continues to escalate tensions and animosity between groups here are 2 recent examples. in march. an open smear campaign on social media against the hinge of muslims a deadly crackdown by me a mars army sent over 700000 range or fleeing the country. conflicts with the

muslim minority has flared up time and again for centuries. but since when mars population gained access to the internet 2014 targeted misinformation about the region was disseminated. subs sit down. here had speech and social media has found the flames of civil war and further divided the country 64 tribes. platforms are used to spread propaganda targeting particular groups. in south sudan online attacks have also often been followed by physical assaults. but what about if hate speech is only online some say that this is so hurtful that it should be forbidden others call that censorship they argue that we should be free to say exactly what we think so where is the line between 8 speech and free speech the answer to that largely

depends on the country you live in. not even legal experts have managed to separate free speech in a clear and by the way as renowned american civil liberties activist instructs. speech refers to motion which is very subjective and. you're more. than that has been the body. answers are being in here aren't we they and subject to the discretion who ever has power to enforce at. the top of that definitions of very indifferent parts of the world denial of the holocaust for example is illegal in 1000 european countries but even here freedom of speech is not held as a value worth protecting kitty is strawson this herself the daughter of

a holocaust survivor nonetheless she says censorship isn't the right tool to his against hate speech. that well i'm and as in censorship it is it ends up doing more harm than good and that is simply true with respect to all cost denial or any other kind of disinformation or misinformation in fact any kind of censorship the natural human reaction is that more attention is drawn to the very message that one is seeking to suppress. the former chairwoman of the american civil liberties union or a.c.l.u. is convinced that honest discussions are the only way to overcome distance between opposing sides counter speech is a very important factor and by that i mean any use of your freedom of

speech hours to persuade. or do anything you can to advance the cause of the messages are equality and inclusive and diversity and dignity and to rebut the counter messages. but there are limits. and when individuals are directly attacked. to ted constitutes a criminal offense such as libel or threat of bodily harm is. it's no longer protected it's freedom of speech. tech companies have started taking more actions against negative content on their platforms not least because laws in europe have been tightened but there is still plenty of hate speech on social media because that kind of content brings money. and speech is controversial it's highly emotive and edge attracts clicks critics maintain that companies like facebook and

you tube are well aware of and actively promote the spread of posts containing extreme content facebook's algorithm for instance long favored potentially controversial posts because they get more views and they to people spending more time on the platform which increases. this was because they pursued growth in a way that was reckless. to promote content in a way this insatiable stuff would get more exposure if you take extreme measures to get rid of all hate speech then you're going to slow down the growth. that projects these assertions the company says it has 35000 employees deleting hate speech phones. in the 1st quarter of 2020 facebook took down over 9 and a half 1000000 inflammatory posts a new record according to laws in europe companies are only applied to take down

hate speech after it has been reported but in close groups content is only visible to members so it's unlikely hate speech there will get reported because polls are being seen by like minded audiences this is true for chat groups and also for online gaming communities where hostility can be expressed in a different way. to the world's largest p.c. games platform is not without finding. those who could beat it shooter game steve develop themselves to mr holmes. sexual or jews and others. rights charts groups have links to close to hate speech groups on telegraph these have clear rules that every must follow. well known committed finance offline to become a member that's what i wanted to get i had i wanted to prove myself to say i'm here you notice me because that's why i beat someone up i told the leader and even

sent him a picture of it happy and i took that photo to prove i belong to the group but i still hope that this is my family and i had to anything for them but not as often. these days kevin no longer hangs out and right wing chat groups in germany the majority of hate messages on line about 3 quarters comes from right wingers about my percent are by leftwing extremists and 14 percent cannot be definitely assigned to any political orientation according to germany's federal criminal police what i find especially interesting is that about half of all like for hate comments come from a really small number of users only about 5 percent experts have long known that hate speech campaigns are often well prepared and carefully timed only someone who's been targeted by such a complaint can know how devastating it can be someone like stephanie palmer from high toll in eastern germany in 2015 she launched an initiative to help refugees in her hometown. in 2015

a sentiment in freitag was turning just for refugees stephy prop 2 thought that an organization to promote openness and tolerance she was super bartered but on the heat messages. you should be ready to go and get out of town we have the baseball that's ready to go. things like that. just come down that was just the beginning for a mill blocks was also blown up and people told her at night. and that is if you got this. it felt like it was coming closer and closer when i come home and they would immediately lock the door behind me and then i would 1st check every room holding pepper spray in my hand or almost bordered on paranoia. but i think at moments like that being afraid can be good to a certain extent because it makes you cautious and alert and. the hostility she experienced has left its works. its keep track of the very days when the verbal

attacks just roll off me i can stand there and say oh come on you can kiss my butt on his guitar and there are days when it really hurts when all at once i fast silent and take a step backwards and. that's horrible and a lot of people have had similar experiences there are going to say fans that specialize in dealing with hate speech and digital ourselves to help those who have become targets of hate campaigns want to hate aid in berlin the 1st thing hate and employees try to do is to stabilize hate speech victims emotional axed the scum hostile content for posts that could carry legal consequences. not all those attacks wish to file charges this also has financial reasons and. a if you've been libeled or threatened for a post and you go to a lawyer who says all right we'll take it to court you're facing at least 2000 euros and costs and if you lose you have to pay the other side's legal fees that's

another 2000 euro or. advices people free of charge. if someone can't pay the court fees the organization offers legal aid. it also provides practical online security culture. into the isn't a huge problem online right now are attempts to get people's private data like their home addresses or children's schools. we help them comb the internet before the haters do. and hide that sensitive data. a good 500 people have contacted the organization over the past 2 years 65 percent were female were women or girls are attacked online tracts often have sexual connotations many attackers remain unknown shielded by the anonymity of the internet. and i later found recognizes that it's important for people to be able to be anonymous online. someone violates the law

she thinks their identity shouldn't be protected. also a huge problem we have in germany and in almost all european countries is that acts are committed on line which courts rule are punishable by websites or don't hand over the culprits data so basically they're protecting the guilty ones there we have to say clearly this has to change. event your image court rules that an offense has been committed then websites have to be compelled to cooperate. i'm grateful to say i've never been targeted by hate speech have you how do you defend yourself against abuse and hate speech on the internet let us know on facebook or you tube i and. the folks.

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