JFYI:
Even though this forum is considered an 'Australian Forum', it is hosted on a US Server, located in the United States, & as such AFAIK is protected by US Law ...... In the USA there is no such thing as "Hate Speech" .... What most consider "Hate Speech" is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that hate speech is legally protected free speech under the First Amendment.
The most recent Supreme Court case on the issue was in 2017, when the justices unanimously reaffirmed that there is effectively no "hate speech" exception to the free speech rights protected by the First Amendment
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......... In June 2017, the Supreme Court affirmed in a unanimous decision on Matal v. Tam that the disparagement clause of the Lanham Act violates the First Amendment's free speech clause. The issue was about government prohibiting the registration of trademarks that are "racially disparaging". Justice Samuel Alito wrote:
Speech that demeans on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, disability, or any other similar ground is hateful; but the proudest boast of our free speech jurisprudence is that we protect the freedom to express "the thought that we hate". United States v. Schwimmer, 279 U. S. 644, 655 (1929) (Holmes, J., dissenting).[13]
Justice Anthony Kennedy also wrote: A law that can be directed against speech found offensive to some portion of the public can be turned against minority and dissenting views to the detriment of all. The First Amendment does not entrust that power to the government's benevolence. Instead, our reliance must be on the substantial safeguards of free and open discussion in a democratic society.[13]
Effectively, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed that there is no 'hate speech' exception to the First Amendment.[13].........
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