hate speech
noun
: speech expressing hatred of a particular group of people
Hate speech is not allowed at school.
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Constructive criticism is one thing, and threats, hate speech or even disturbance during training is another – this cannot be condoned.
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The fine from the regulator, the Office for Students, comes amid fraught conversations about both trans rights and free speech on campuses in the United States and Britain, with many universities trying to balance the right of free expression with preventing hate speech.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
With that, however, came an explosion of viral hate speech and misinformation targeting the Rohingya people, a largely Muslim minority in Myanmar, which coincided with riots and the burning of mosques.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Levin said this could have happened because some people felt emboldened to express their bigotry in ways that wouldn't constitute a crime, particularly as social media platforms loosened curbs on hate speech.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The fine from the regulator, the Office for Students, comes amid fraught conversations about both trans rights and free speech on campuses in the United States and Britain, with many universities trying to balance the right of free expression with preventing hate speech.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
With that, however, came an explosion of viral hate speech and misinformation targeting the Rohingya people, a largely Muslim minority in Myanmar, which coincided with riots and the burning of mosques.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Levin said this could have happened because some people felt emboldened to express their bigotry in ways that wouldn't constitute a crime, particularly as social media platforms loosened curbs on hate speech.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Hate speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20speech. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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