Countering online hate speech through legislative measures: The Ethiopian approach from a comparative perspective

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Temelso Gashaw Getahun
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ABSTRACT It is apparent that the phenomenon of online hate speech is increasing at a meteoric rate. Meanwhile, governments around the world are resorting to legislative measures in an attempt to address this pernicious social problem. Yet, while much of the discourse has been on how these legislative efforts may inadvertently affect individuals’ right to freedom of expression in established liberal democracies, little is known about the collateral costs of similar trends in developing countries with a burgeoning democratic culture. For this reason, it is imperative to assess how and to what extent legal frameworks for the moderation of user-generated online content may portend dire consequences for freedom of speech in non-democratic countries like Ethiopia, where there are distinct media and socio-political environments. Using comparative legal research methodology, this research article seeks to offer an overview of the legislative responses to online hate speech in different jurisdictions, drawing from normatively preferable policy frameworks, to provide some insights into how gaps in the new Ethiopian hate speech and disinformation prevention law can be filled.
通过立法措施打击网络仇恨言论:比较视角下的埃塞俄比亚做法
很明显,网络仇恨言论的现象正在以飞快的速度增长。与此同时,世界各国政府都在诉诸立法措施,试图解决这一有害的社会问题。然而,尽管大部分讨论都是关于这些立法努力可能会在无意中影响自由民主国家中个人的言论自由权,但人们对民主文化蓬勃发展的发展中国家类似趋势的附带成本知之甚少。有鉴于此,我们必须评估,在非民主国家,如衣索比亚,监管使用者线上内容的法律架构,将如何及在何种程度上预示言论自由的可怕后果,因为这些国家的媒体与社会政治环境截然不同。本文采用比较法律研究方法,旨在概述不同司法管辖区对网路仇恨言论的立法反应,并借鉴规范上更可取的政策框架,以提供一些见解,了解如何填补新的埃塞俄比亚仇恨言论和虚假信息预防法的空白。
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