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What's the harm in "hate speech"?

Nearly half of Yale students approve the death penalty for hate speech.

"Legislative and executive branch officials are using social media companies to engage in censorship by surrogate.”

She told a critic of the late Queen Elizabeth II to “piss off back to Pakistan.”

"Today's ruling proved how the political order in South Africa is becoming radicalised, especially against minorities."

New commissioner calls ethnic Germans "potatoes."

Police vow to prosecute "hatred on the internet" in response to the case.

The new anti-blasphemy laws.

“We’re starting to see some of the same patterns with ISIS and the far-right."

A report on the 2004 American Renaissance conference.

Democrat governor declares war on free speech.

But he agrees with the EU's new internet "moderation" measure.

What are they afraid of?

Europe will crack down even more on internet "hate speech."

Conservative MP: "There is no place for racism in this country."

The court said the man's speech was "particularly dangerous."

Britain will not tolerate citizens criticizing black athletes on social media.

It's a crime in Canada for a white officer to notice his race's dispossession.

The famous actor says support for free speech is a sign of white privilege.

She wants the US government to give guidance on "hate speech."

This is his third "hate speech" conviction.

Britain ignores grooming gangs to go after bigger threats.

The priorities of Canadian law enforcement.

Whites are the least likely group to say offensive speech is a major problem.

Police label it a "hate incident."

She called residents of Réunion island "degenerate savages."

Prison for up to two years.

Words of wisdom from Comrade Vladimir.

The new inquisition?

Facebook is under attack from Congress and the media for not censoring enough "hate speech."

Many innocent Canadians will face criminal charges under the "hate speech" law.

The lawmaker was punished for criticizing immigrants on social media.

Judge claimed the Facebook post "falls into the category of greatest harm."

Former cop: “They have moved from policing crime to policing thoughts and speech, because it is easier."

The video was shared to a private Snapchat group.

Leftists criticize the crusade against "hate speech."

Criticizing black athletes can land Brits in jail.

Canada wants to order social media platforms to censor "hate speech."

A "conservative" innovation.

Conservative leader warns: “Police will face pressure to prosecute people with unpopular views.”

He also reportedly said that only 0.01 percent of "racism" accusations are false.

"This action makes it abundantly clear that police will not stand for racist thuggery, even if it is committed online."

The "terrorism offense" consisted of doing nothing at all.

Student faces hate-crime charges.

Black hospital worker claimed a slur scrawled in a elevator made for a racially hostile workplace.

She was prosecuted for showing ISIS atrocities.

"What a society considers profane reveals what it believes to be sacrosanct."

Former gov official calls it a "full-blown assault" on free expression.

A new frontier of anarcho-tyranny.

Constitutional rights don't apply to "white nationalists."

No credit cards for political dissidents?

Heidi Beirich says the military should strip "extremist" veterans of their benefits.

She was upset about his support of Black Lives Matter.

"It turns the federal government into the speech police."

It's a crime to notice.

His Liberal Party wants to outlaw "hate speech."

Lawsuit wrongly claimed Facebook has an "all-white board."

Sources suspect that the DOJ's Civil Rights Division suppressed the report.

The decision may encourage the DOJ to crack down on protected speech.

Biden wants to refocus U.S. security agencies to combat "white nationalism."

The government tries to suppress the AfD ahead of federal elections.

SPLC wants government to hound "extremists" out of existence.

"This association and some of its activists must be regarded as promoting hate speech."

“We need global coordinated action to defeat this grave and growing danger."

The group is calling for a huge demonstration in Paris in its defense.

Congressman: "We have to take a approach that we took like after September 11 and root out white nationalism."

Former officer: "These reports have allowed the police to become weaponised by woke activists."

Biden admin wants tech companies to suppress "hate speech."

"We may be witnessing the dawn of a sustained wave of violent insurgency within our own country."

Sen. Josh Hawley blasts "woke capitalism."

The interior minister claims protests against mass immigration "undermine the republic."

The nationalist party plans to soften its immigration positions to appease state authorities.

"I’m all for protecting ‘thought that we hate,’ but not speech that incites hate."

The idea was proposed by Scottish Justice secretary Humza Yousaf.

Who needs action when you've got words?