I put this in a thread, but I think it'll get buried so I'll put it top level.
If you're from the US, you might believe you have free speech, but you don't. You already have libel and slander laws. That is, you cannot lie about someone in public written or spoken media. These forms of speech are of course harmful to the recipients of these falsehoods because they put a false representation of a public figure or a company.
Hate speech is equally as harmful. One might argue that it's not illegal yet because it only harms a minority group and not corporations.
Hate speech often grows into physical abuse too. If you can reduce hate speech at the source, it might reduce the amount of people exposed to that way of speaking, and hopefully reduce overall abusive nature of people. This is probably wishful thinking however
If you're from the US, you might believe you have free speech, but you don't. You already have libel and slander laws. That is, you cannot lie about someone in public written or spoken media. These forms of speech are of course harmful to the recipients of these falsehoods because they put a false representation of a public figure or a company.
Hate speech is equally as harmful. One might argue that it's not illegal yet because it only harms a minority group and not corporations.
Hate speech often grows into physical abuse too. If you can reduce hate speech at the source, it might reduce the amount of people exposed to that way of speaking, and hopefully reduce overall abusive nature of people. This is probably wishful thinking however