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EU hate speech regulations

The European Union's regulatory framework for addressing hate speech, including proposals to extend EU-level crimes and increase platform transparency.

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Jan 30, 2026

Which European countries have prosecuted individuals for using racial slurs in public and what were the outcomes?

in public occur in Europe, but they are uneven, sparsely reported, and shaped by national definitions and ; a clear, pan‑European inventory of convictions for mere public slurs does not exist in the a...

Jan 11, 2026

How do European countries like the UK and Germany regulate social media hate speech?

European responses to social-media hate speech combine supranational rules and national laws: the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and long-standing codes push platforms to identify and remove “illegal...