HATE SPEECH IN CYBERSPACE

Hate speech on the Internet has become a source of concern among many in the civil rights community. African Americans, Latinos, women, Jews, gays, and Muslims report a rise in vituperative messages in this medium -- some aimed at them, others about them. At the same time, organizations like the Sou...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Wake Forest law review 2014-07, Vol.49 (2), p.319
Hauptverfasser: Delgado, Richard, Stefancic, Jean
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Hate speech on the Internet has become a source of concern among many in the civil rights community. African Americans, Latinos, women, Jews, gays, and Muslims report a rise in vituperative messages in this medium -- some aimed at them, others about them. At the same time, organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center and the FBI that compile figures on hate crime, which is more easily quantified, find that it too is on the rise. The subjective experiences of those on the receiving end of both forms of hate are, thus, probably valid and worthy of attention. Hate in cyberspace is part of a broader pattern of antisocial behavior that finds a home in that realm. Most observers believe that the advent of the Internet has witnessed an increase in certain types of criminal behavior, including identity theft, threats, financial and consumer fraud and scams, hoaxes and pranks, and hacking -- and others that are merely despicable.
ISSN:0043-003X