Nations and companies are required to ensure their policies on hate speech comply with international human rights law.
UNITED NATIONS (AN) — Governments and businesses around the world including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are doing far too little to prevent violence from online hate speech, the U.N.'s top independent expert in the field reported.
David Kaye, the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, urged nations and companies on Monday to ensure their policies on hate speech comply with international human rights law.
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