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“An Obligation to Be Responsible” – Brenda Williams Tackles the Fine Line between Free Speech and Hate Speech in Her Film Against Hate

On Camera Interview with Against Hate Director Brenda Williams

As America continues to undergo rapid transformation in its social fabric, a complicated question arises, one that requires bringing the country’s foundation under cross-examination: when does Free Speech become Hate Speech? It is a question few wish to discuss but one that Brenda Williams’ documentary Against Hate felt inclined to answer.

2015 marked the Magna Carta’s 800th and Worldwide Web’s 25th anniversaries, and to commemorate these celebrations, the British Library posed this question to teenagers around the world: what would a Magna Carta for the Digital Age look like?

In the United States, hate speech is only illegal if it incites immediate violence. In Germany, however, one can serve up to five years in prison for Volksverhetzung (incitement to hatred). Is free speech an absolute, or must it be checked?

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“An Obligation to Be Responsible” – Brenda Williams Tackles the Fine Line between Free Speech and Hate Speech in Her Film Against Hate

Magna Carta for the Digital Age

Germany’s Check on Free Speech