hate speech
noun
: speech expressing hatred of a particular group of people
Hate speech is not allowed at school.
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This training will talk about identifying LGBTQ+ hate speech, de-escalation tactics, hate crime definitions and statistics, available resources and more.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
Musk also reinstated many users who had been suspended for hate speech and spreading falsehoods.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Kurz is one of several Holocaust survivors now telling their stories in short videos as part of an international effort to tackle Holocaust denialism and hate speech.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
And in the Trump era, incursions of white nationalists and right-wing extremists into the political mainstream caused many liberals to rethink tolerating hate speech.
—Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
Musk also reinstated many users who had been suspended for hate speech and spreading falsehoods.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Kurz is one of several Holocaust survivors now telling their stories in short videos as part of an international effort to tackle Holocaust denialism and hate speech.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
And in the Trump era, incursions of white nationalists and right-wing extremists into the political mainstream caused many liberals to rethink tolerating hate speech.
—Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
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“Hate speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20speech. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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