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issues : online hate - introduction |
Online Hate: An Introduction   The Internet has been rightly hailed as a groundbreaking interactive marketplace of ideas, in which anyone with the necessary hardware and software can set up a cyber-stall.
But the downside of this unparalleled information exchange is that, alongside its many valuable online resources, the Net also offers a host of offensive materials – including hate materials – that attempt to inflame public opinion against certain groups of people. This section explores the ways in which hate-mongers use the Internet to promote their agenda, examines the line between hate speech and free speech, provides an overview of relevant legislation and voluntary industry codes, and suggests ways in which to safeguard children and teens. It is also the place to find seminal articles and the latest reports and surveys on the above issues. |
Ways of defining hate 
Hate groups test the limits of freedom of online expression
Hate as defined by Canada's Criminal Code, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Human Rights Act, the Broadcasting Act and the Immigration Act
Characteristics of hate sites and the different strategies used to promote hate
Why and how young people are targeted by hate-mongers on the Internet
The role that filtering software, supervision and education can play
How to report hate encountered on the Internet |
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