Answer Overview

Response rates from 5.2k Ireland voters.

41%
Yes
59%
No
23%
Yes
52%
No
12%
Yes, as long as it does not threaten violence
4%
No, and increase penalties for hate speech
7%
Yes, because I don’t trust the government to define the boundaries of hate speech
2%
No, freedom of speech laws should only protect you from criticizing the government

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 @9ZF7M5Hfrom British Columbia  answered…8mos8MO

Hate speech laws are a Trojan horse for censorship. If you don’t like what you see, get off the internet. Gives absolute power to individuals who get to dictate what constitutes as hatespeech. We have seen this particularly in the last few years in government particularly with the transgender movement as an example. Facts over feelings.

 @B22ZR3Sanswered…7mos7MO

I dislike hate speech as it divides people, and we should be encouraged to give more constructive criticism instead of throwing around insults.

 @B57532Canswered…2mos2MO

No but a clear definition of hate speech is needed. For example, standing up for Palestine and speaking out against the genocide being committed by Israel is neither hate speech nor anti-semitism.

 @B4RCRS9answered…3mos3MO

Hate speech should be treated with the same laws as those of a vocalised threat of bodily harm as it is a general precursor to such violence.

 @9ZVXZR7answered…7mos7MO

if it is expressing an opinion which is not favorited it’s okay however there should be strict boundaries

 @9ZMM8LLanswered…8mos8MO

No, but it should only apply to the defined protected characteristics (Gender, Age, Sexual Orientation, Religion, Membership of the travelling community, ethnicity and country of origin). It should also only apply to harmful speech that has the potential to cause actual harm.

 @9YM3T3Yanswered…8mos8MO

I think hate speech is horrendous however I do not believe a government should have the power to dictate what someone says.

 @9NXPTSZanswered…1yr1Y

Freedom of speech is already a poorly defined concept, many believing it simply means I can what I want whenever I want and no one can criticise me, in actual fact it’s quite the opposite you can say what you like but another person is more than in their rights to criticise said opinion. In this regard hate speech is technically free speech but can be scrutinised and used against the person

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