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which will lead. to strange doesn't happen on its own. legal puru mine. w e 4 minds. 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 it's hate speech so dangerous that it should be censored or is freedom of expression more important hate speech versus free speech our topic today. according to facebook only one and a 1000 posts were why it contains hate speech the targets are often individuals.

homosexuals muslims or women who get hundreds of 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 course was preceded it. by his friends crabs and hate speech continues to escalate tensions and animosity between groups here are 2 recent examples. in mark. an open smear campaign on social media against refuge of muslims a deadly crackdown by me a mars army sent over 700000 refugees fleeing the country. conflicts with the

muslim minority that flared up time and again for centuries. mars population gained access to the internet in $24.00 to targeted misinformation about the revenger was disseminated. south sudan. here hate 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 selves. but what about if hate speech is only online or 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 a speech and free speech the answer to that largely depends on the country you live

in. not even legal experts admits to separate free speech and think speaks in a clear and bonnie way says when the american civil liberties activists or the dean strong. speech rebirths to motion which is. subjective and. your own or. the nation that has been the body. hands 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 are 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 on pelt as a dog you were protecting. 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 and and as an censorship knows it ends up doing more harm than good and that is simply true with respect to 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 aza 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 the ted constitutes a criminal offense such as libel or threat of bodily harm it. it's no longer protected it's freedom of speech. tech companies have started taking more actions against negative content on their platforms nowadays 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. each speech is controversial it's highly emotive an attractive 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. because they get more views and the 2 people spending more time on the platform which increasingly address. 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. pace 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 obliged 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 posts 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 violence. could be to shooter games to follow selves to home. sexual or jews others. far right groups have links to close to hate speech groups on telegraph these have clear rules that every must follow as cover well knows he committed violent offline to become a member that's what i wanted to get ahead i want to prove myself to say that 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. a took that photo to prove i belonged to the group. that this is my family and i had to anything for them. these days kevin no longer hangs out and right wing check 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 complaints are often well prepared and carefully typed only someone who's been targeted by such a complaint can know how devastating it can be someone like stephanie palmer from eastern germany in 2015 she launched an initiative to help refugees in her hometown . in 2015

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

verbal attacks just roll off me i can stand there and say oh come on you can kiss my butt on this guitar and there are days when it really hurts when all at once i fall silent and take a step. that's horrible and a lot of people have had similar experiences there are going is a sense that specialize in dealing with hate speech and digital ourselves to help those who have become targets of hate campaigns one as hate aids in berlin the 1st thing hate and hate employees try to do is to stabilize hate speech victims emotional. scum hostile content for posts that could carry legal consequences. not all those attacks wish to file charges this also has financial reasons then. 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 years or 8 advises people free of charge. if someone can't pay the court fees the organization offers legal aid. it also provides practical online security culture. these are a huge problem online right now our attempts to get people's private data by their home addresses our children's schools. we help them comb the internet before the haters do and hide that sensitive data. is a good 500 people have contacted the organization over the past 2 years 65 percent were female when 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 hardenberg recognizes that it's important for people to be able to be anonymous online. but if 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. eventually mccourt rules that an offense has been committed then websites have to be compelled to cooperate to. i'm grateful to say f 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 see this in.

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