Spanish Cardinal Faces Criminal Charges for Homily Remarks
Cardinal Antonio Cañizares faces hate speech charges for questioning "gay empire," "radical feminism," and "gender theory" during homily.
Hate Speech
When Everything Is a Crime: Harvey Silverglate on the Overregulation of Ordinary Life
"That's what causes change: the people in power begin to get hurt by their own system."
'Hate Speech Is the Secular Equivalent of Blasphemy' & Other Truths
As the EU tries to police offensive language, here's a better way to think about censorship: Screw off.
Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Microsoft Agree to Hate-Speech Code of Conduct
The tech companies agree to review hate-speech notifications within 24 hours and report on their efforts to the E.U.'s "High Level Group on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and all forms of intolerance by the end of 2016."
Expanding Transgender Protections in Canada Includes Broadening Terrible Hate Speech Laws
Nobody is helped by the government threatening prison over a debate.
Ban Pro-Palestinian Group from CUNY Campuses, 35 NY Lawmakers Say
Bipartisan gaggle of politicians equate incendiary political speech on campus with "intimidation."
Donald Trump's Violent Rhetoric is Protected Speech, For Now
He's come close, but Trump hasn't quite crossed the threshold of unlawful incitement to violence.
New 'Trust and Safety Council' Is Twitter Version of 1984's Ministry of Truth
Twitter says it wants to strike a balance between free speech and harassment. It didn't.
All Anti-Feminist Talk Would Be Criminal 'Hate Speech' If U.K. Activists Get Their Way
Um, guys, a government allowed to whimsically bar people from coming to the country is sure not going to stop with preventing pickup artists from entering.
College President Cancels Classes over Threats, Which He Confuses with 'Hate Speech'
Does Western Washington University's head even know the difference?
Telling People to Ignore Insults Isn't Dismissive of Their Plight
Missouri students shouldn't live in fear of bad words.
University of Missouri Cops Tell Students to Report 'Hurtful Speech' to the Police
Mizzou admins, cops shouldn't censors hate speech.
Charges Dropped Against #KillAllWhiteMen Tweeter Bahar Mustafa
"There is not enough evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction," says British law enforcement.
Trigger or Treat: Halloween Is Filled With Uncomfortable Images
Halloween is all about frightening ourselves with death, dying, and the undead.
Feminist Groups Say Using Social-Media App Yik Yak Without Seeing Mean Words Is a Civil Right
Someone somewhere on the Internet is mean! Call in the federal government!
How Hate Speech Laws Work In Practice
An instructive example out of Kenya (and a few from our own backyard).
British Students Ban Feminist Writer Julie Bindel From Panel on Feminism's Free Speech Problem
Breitbart writer Milo Yiannopoulos also banned; both said to violate "safe space" policy.
'Je Suis Charlie' Now? Of Course
To those of us who have a genuine commitment to freedom of speech, it's not only nice stuff that should be publishable.
New App for Politically Correcting Your Language
Never again be heteronormative, cissexist, racist, sexist, etc.
Two Americans Headed to Prison After Tweeting Support for ISIS
As Reason regulars are all too aware, the feds have been taking a heavier hand lately when it comes to online speech.
It Begins! Montana Man Being Prosecuted for 'Hate Speech' and Holocaust Denial
Well, this is terrifying.
Hate Speech Is Free Speech
"No one has the right to a world in which he is never despised."
Dieudonné's Punishment Shows France Is More Tolerant Than Myanmar
The comedian gets a suspended sentence for condoning terrorism.
France Dishonors Charlie Hebdo By Policing Hate Speech
To grant the state the authority to police hatred is to open the door to the policing of thought, conscience, and morality.
NPR's Departing Ombudsman Thinks the First Amendment Does Not Protect 'Hate Speech'
A veteran American journalist wonders if Charlie Hebdo would be legally tolerated in the U.S.
Social Media Censorship Gaining New Ground in U.K., France
British lawmakers call for banning offensive speakers from social media entirely while France continues hate speech prosecutions
Schools Banning Phone App Yik Yak for Promoting Hate Speech
That this is largely a symbolic gesture hasn't stopped students from advocating for the bans.
Brooklyn Teen Arrested for Threatening Use of Emoji
NYPD: "You make a threat on the internet, we're going to be watching."
In the City of Charlie Hebdo, Three Convicted for Contents of Tweets
Calling for the death of gay people is a hate crime in France.
Pope Francis Says He Never Meant to Endorse Punishment of Religious Insults
The pope's "clarification" is implausible but welcome.
A Defense of France's 'Hate Speech' Laws: People Often Say Offensive Things Without Being Punished
The very existence of speech-policing tribunals offends freedom of expression.
What Pope Francis Got Wrong About Free Expression
The right of people to be critical of religion-even their own-is a defense of the common good.
Should Muhammad-Depicting Cartoonists Be Executed or Merely Imprisoned?
Pick a position in the Charlie Hebdo debate.
Charlie Hebdo in the Dock
Despite its stand against the terrorist's veto, France treats offensive words and images as crimes.
