Lone Wolves & Online Hate Speech: Violence in Disguise
By Nadira Roberts, Justice and Legal Thought
3 Comments
ajalamar
May 11, 2020
This poster stood out to me because the topic of free speech was the main topic in this semester's CPJT course. I also thought the topic of how online speech should be handled was especially interesting. I learned more about the relevant supreme court ruling which I thought were particularly interesting. I also had not thought about dangerous speech and learned about that. A question I have is if you think that more protections or less protections need to be put in place? and if it is the responsibility of the online platforms.
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Caroline Shimeall
May 10, 2020
I was intrigued by this project because of my own experience with online trolling and the dangers of likeminded hateful people being validated by online communities. I appreciated your discussion of hate speech and its precedent of protection, as well as your belief that the U.S. must do more to mitigate hate speech on online platforms. In solidarity with the transition of explicit racism to micro-aggressions, the movement of hate speech in the physical realm to the web requires the law to be modified as well. I am hopeful that policymakers will embrace such an evolution and adapt policies similar to the many European countries who are far ahead of us in such policy.
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Alice Salomon Morales
May 05, 2020
This project stood out to me because we are currently learning about freedom of speech and the deate around it in CPJT101. I'm of the idea that hate speech shouldn't be protected because it paves way for discrimination, bigotry, and just overall hate. Your project was informative because I learned that other countries have taken measures against hate speech even on social media. The relevant court case decisions are also interesting and make me wonder if congress will step up and pass laws similar to that of Germany and France.
This poster stood out to me because the topic of free speech was the main topic in this semester's CPJT course. I also thought the topic of how online speech should be handled was especially interesting. I learned more about the relevant supreme court ruling which I thought were particularly interesting. I also had not thought about dangerous speech and learned about that. A question I have is if you think that more protections or less protections need to be put in place? and if it is the responsibility of the online platforms.
I was intrigued by this project because of my own experience with online trolling and the dangers of likeminded hateful people being validated by online communities. I appreciated your discussion of hate speech and its precedent of protection, as well as your belief that the U.S. must do more to mitigate hate speech on online platforms. In solidarity with the transition of explicit racism to micro-aggressions, the movement of hate speech in the physical realm to the web requires the law to be modified as well. I am hopeful that policymakers will embrace such an evolution and adapt policies similar to the many European countries who are far ahead of us in such policy.
This project stood out to me because we are currently learning about freedom of speech and the deate around it in CPJT101. I'm of the idea that hate speech shouldn't be protected because it paves way for discrimination, bigotry, and just overall hate. Your project was informative because I learned that other countries have taken measures against hate speech even on social media. The relevant court case decisions are also interesting and make me wonder if congress will step up and pass laws similar to that of Germany and France.