The Fight Against Digital Hate Speech: Disentangling the EU’s Regulatory Approach and Hurdles
Digital platforms and social media have expanded the ways in which individuals can exercise their right to freedom of expression and obtain and diffuse information. At the same time, they have become a principal means for haters to express and spread their hate in ways that would have been unthinkab...
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| description | Digital platforms and social media have expanded the ways in which individuals can exercise their right to freedom of expression and obtain and diffuse information. At the same time, they have become a principal means for haters to express and spread their hate in ways that would have been unthinkable some years ago. Responsive to the challenge, the EU has progressively developed a broad range of instruments and tools to counter online hate speech. This chapter discusses the key characteristics of the EU arrangements made to fight digital hate speech, shedding light on what is a multi-faceted and daunting regulatory task. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-af2729bfd08443e082eb90cc5de5cca82025-01-27T05:32:22ZengCambridge University PressGerman Law Journal2071-83222024-10-01251182119610.1017/glj.2024.26The Fight Against Digital Hate Speech: Disentangling the EU’s Regulatory Approach and HurdlesEvangelia Psychogiopoulou0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5326-6772University of the Peloponnese, Corinth; Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Athens, GreeceDigital platforms and social media have expanded the ways in which individuals can exercise their right to freedom of expression and obtain and diffuse information. At the same time, they have become a principal means for haters to express and spread their hate in ways that would have been unthinkable some years ago. Responsive to the challenge, the EU has progressively developed a broad range of instruments and tools to counter online hate speech. This chapter discusses the key characteristics of the EU arrangements made to fight digital hate speech, shedding light on what is a multi-faceted and daunting regulatory task.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2071832224000269/type/journal_articleHate speechCouncil Framework Decision 2008/913/JHAAudiovisual Media Services DirectiveDigital Services ActCode of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online |
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| title | The Fight Against Digital Hate Speech: Disentangling the EU’s Regulatory Approach and Hurdles |
| title_full | The Fight Against Digital Hate Speech: Disentangling the EU’s Regulatory Approach and Hurdles |
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| title_short | The Fight Against Digital Hate Speech: Disentangling the EU’s Regulatory Approach and Hurdles |
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| topic | Hate speech Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA Audiovisual Media Services Directive Digital Services Act Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online |
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