hate speech
noun
: speech that is intended to insult, offend, or intimidate a person because of some trait (such as race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability)
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One of the guns had hate speech written on it, the sources told The Times, and anti-Islamic writings were found in a vehicle.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
This era’s technical innovation is unprecedented – but unfortunately, hate speech now travels around the globe almost instantly.
—Nathalie Japkowicz, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
And that is not even touching on all the unsettling racial humor that came with having Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchliffe — two comedians who have actually faced backlash for hate speech — on the dais for the roast of a Black entertainer.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Zachary Taylor, who was asking for a five-year sentence, described him as an impressionable young man who suffered from depression and was pulled into the algorithmic vortex of hate speech on social media.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
This era’s technical innovation is unprecedented – but unfortunately, hate speech now travels around the globe almost instantly.
—Nathalie Japkowicz, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
And that is not even touching on all the unsettling racial humor that came with having Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchliffe — two comedians who have actually faced backlash for hate speech — on the dais for the roast of a Black entertainer.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Zachary Taylor, who was asking for a five-year sentence, described him as an impressionable young man who suffered from depression and was pulled into the algorithmic vortex of hate speech on social media.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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“Hate speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20speech. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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