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European governments' prosecution of online speech

European governments and courts have recently pursued criminal cases over non-violent online speech in multiple countries, with high-profile examples including prosecutions in the United Kingdom and long-running cases in Finland

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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...