by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 11, 2015
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Hate Speech
The friction between free speech and hate speech has become newly intense because of social media. Twitter reflected the turmoil after the lynching of Mohammed Akhlaq in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, when some tweets justified the murder as a legitimate reaction against cow-slaughter, trending the hashtag #cowmurderers.
Located in
Internet Governance
/
News & Media