[Ir-l] Europe ban on Internet hate speech

[Pavel Antonov]

hi.
it is interersting how will 'hate speech' be defined. what if someone hates the
wto for instance?
pavel p

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Europe ban on Internet hate speech
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The Council of Europe is moving toward banning racist and hate speech
from the Internet. It will add a protocol, or side agreement, to its
Convention on Cybercrime, scheduled to be ratified at a meeting in
Budapest later this month.

The convention defines online child pornography, online fraud and
electronic vadnalism or hacking as cybercrime activities. The protocol
would add racist Web page content and hate speech over computer networks
to the list of cybercrimes, the Council of Europe said.

The US is a signatory to the convention, but it resisted European
pressure to include the category of racist Web sites in the main
agreement, as it conflicts with the American First Amendment.

The US objections prompted the council to cover the issue in a side
agreement, which the Americans and others could choose not to sign.


Source: http://ojr.usc.edu/content/ojc/ - Online Journalism.com