CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Gashaw Getahun, Temelso |
|---|---|
| Title | Countering Online Hate Speech Through Legislative Measure: The Ethiopian Approach In A Comparative Perspective |
| Summary | It is almost self-evident that the phenomenon of online hate speech is on the rise. Meanwhile, governments around the world are resorting to legislative measures to tackle this pernicious social problem. This Capstone thesis has sought to offer an overview of these legislative responses to online hate speech in four different jurisdictions and unravel their implication on the right to freedom of expression. Using a comparative methodology, the research describes how the regulation of social networking platforms in relation to hate speech is being approached by the Council of Europe, German, the United States of America and Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. It tests the hypothesis that legal frameworks for moderation of user-generated online content can have a more detrimental effect for freedom of speech in semi-democratic countries like Ethiopia than in developed liberal democracies. Findings of this project regarding the recently enacted Ethiopian Hate Speech and Disinformation Prevention proclamation will offer some guidance for The Council of Ministers in the course of adopting implementing regulation. |
| Supervisor | Professor Jeremy Mcbride |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/gashaw_temelso.pdf |
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