hate speech
noun
: speech expressing hatred of a particular group of people
Hate speech is not allowed at school.
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Australia has denied entry to multiple individuals over the years, citing concerns over character, criminality and hate speech.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Danny Cohen, a former BBC director, wrote in the Daily Telegraph on Sunday that the BBC was violating its own guidelines on hate speech and called on the government to take more action.
—Ruth Marks Eglash, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Mamdani, 33, has spoken openly about being the subject of Islamophobic hate speech before and during the breakthrough primary campaign that catapulted him into the national spotlight.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
Meta no longer proactively removes hate speech without first receiving a user report.
—Jonathan A. Greenblatt, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Danny Cohen, a former BBC director, wrote in the Daily Telegraph on Sunday that the BBC was violating its own guidelines on hate speech and called on the government to take more action.
—Ruth Marks Eglash, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Mamdani, 33, has spoken openly about being the subject of Islamophobic hate speech before and during the breakthrough primary campaign that catapulted him into the national spotlight.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
Meta no longer proactively removes hate speech without first receiving a user report.
—Jonathan A. Greenblatt, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
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“Hate speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20speech. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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