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French lawmakers adopt bill on removing hate content online
The law allows for fines of up to €1.25 million but critics say it would curtail the democratic right to freedom of expression.
Germany seeks to extend online hate speech laws
The bill would require companies like Facebook and YouTube to report anti-Semitism, threats of violence and rape and images of sexual abuse to the police.
Swiss voters back new law against homophobia
Swiss voters have approved by a wide margin a measure that will make it illegal to discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation.
Gay couple wins online hate speech case against Lithuania
A Facebook post showing a photograph of a gay couple kissing triggered hundreds of online hate comments, including death threats. The European Court of Human Rights ruled against Lithuania for failing to prosecute perpetrators.
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Austria's Kurz condemns online abuse against Bosnian-born minister
Hate speech is "an obnoxious phenomenon of our time" and "has no place" in Austria, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Twitter.
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The recent European elections show that many countries in Europe are struggling to contain the rise of far-right populist parties antagonistic towards democracy. In Ireland, however, democracy has a spring in its step.
Suspected killer of mob boss was swayed by hate speech, lawyer says
What happened "will be shown to be directly related to the hate that people are bombarded with every day on the internet and elsewhere," the lawyer said.
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We have lectured other countries that the best way to limit violent radicalism is to attack its funding. It's time to take our own advice.
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A Belgian MEP and a hate speech advisor debate over who's right.
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EU applauds social media platforms for removing more ‘hate speech’
The European Commission has praised the likes of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for their progress on the swift removal of illegal hate speech
A law against cyber-hate is being developed in France
Online hate is rampant, but a French bill in development for this year is trying to limit it. Here's how.
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Online hate must be combatted, and will is not enough – we must ensure the tools we are using are as optimal as they can be. Failure on either front will mean those who spread hate online win.
Anti-semitism attacks 'rise in France'
Hate crimes against France's Jewish community, Europe's biggest, rose by 69% in 2018 after two years of falls. The statistics have moved the French prime minister to set up special measures to tackle the problem.
High Facebook usage linked to anti-refugee attacks in Germany: study
A higher-than-usual social media usage at the local level can lead to a spike in violent crimes in the area, a new study has found.
Are hate crimes on the rise in Italy?
In the past two months, there have been 33 alleged cases of racially targeted hate crimes in the country, compared to just 28 in 2016.
London mayor shares racist hate mail in viral video
Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan reads out expletive-laden hate speech in the video, which Has so far attracted 170,000 views on Facebook.