hate speech
noun
: speech expressing hatred of a particular group of people
Hate speech is not allowed at school.
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The Nepalese government, citing concerns over fake accounts, hate speech, disinformation and fraud, said the measures were to ensure accountability and make operators responsible for content on their platforms.
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Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Last week, the government moved to block major social media platforms — including Facebook, WhatsApp, and YouTube — claiming the ban was needed to clamp down on fake news and hate speech.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The problem is that what gets cut isn’t always cosmetic, and sometimes the very safeguards designed to block harmful outputs, such as hate speech or criminal instructions, are weakened or lost.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
The same year, he was permanently suspended from Twitter for violating platform rules against hate speech.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Last week, the government moved to block major social media platforms — including Facebook, WhatsApp, and YouTube — claiming the ban was needed to clamp down on fake news and hate speech.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The problem is that what gets cut isn’t always cosmetic, and sometimes the very safeguards designed to block harmful outputs, such as hate speech or criminal instructions, are weakened or lost.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
The same year, he was permanently suspended from Twitter for violating platform rules against hate speech.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Hate speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20speech. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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