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A pleasant good day to everyone. Let us first thank God for another day that He gave. Remember to always spend these precious time He gave us in a good way. So how are you guys? Me, I'm doing great. Just finished reading some articles here on read.cash that caught my eye. If you want me to read your article too. Please leave a link on the comment section.

So time to write something up again for you guys. I hope that you won't get bored no matter what topic I wrote. Thanks in advance.

Did you have any nicknames in childhood that you didn't like? How did you feel about it? If so, it must not have been a pleasant experience. You've probably witnessed how a word could provoke a quarrel or even a fight and although you may have thought that with time such children's jokes about appearance and names would become a thing of the past, it's not the case. In the adult world, insults are scaled up. Adults divide more into us and them, inciting violence against others entire nations, ethnic groups, groups of people by skin color, religion, sex or abusive comments regarding weight and appearance. These insults are amplified to such an extent that there are now laws throughout the world that govern what is called hate speech.

The boundary between hate speech and freedom of speech is not always simple to identify. According to a 2018 report by the OSCE, international law which protects the right to freedom of expression, everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds regardless of frontiers either orally inviting or in print in the form of art or through any other media of his choice. In other words, we have the right to disagree with others and this right is crucial to any democracy. So where is the red line?

Let's take a look if a person says he or she hates the national dish of a neighbouring country it's not hate speech, it's just a person's opinion. However, if a person says he or she dislikes the national dish and uses offensive stereotypes about these people suggesting to cause them harm then it is hate speech indeed. Do you see the difference how can we define hate speech?

Today, if someone is indignant, dissatisfied or angry where are they likely to go? "Online." Even if you're not looking for a quarrel, striking news or a headline might irritate you in a second. On an almost completely unregulated depersonalized network, people have trouble controlling their aggression and do not hesitate to use negative sharp language. .

Ethical journalism network has developed five criteria to assess media content in order to overcome spreading of hate speech by journalists.

• The position or status of the speaker - when people who are not public figures engage in hate speech, it might be wise to ignore them entirely.

• The reach of the speech - a private conversation might not do as much harm as hate speech disseminated through mainstream media or the Internet

• The objectives of the speech - who can become victims of such speech? is the speech deliberately intended to attack or diminish a certain group of people?

• The content and form of the speech - journalist should ask themselves, is the speech or expression dangerous?

• The economic social and political climate - when times are hard, journalists should avoid increasing the tension. They can reflect on the content of the story but without directly quoting hateful speech.

Frequent stereotyping can lead to discrimination or even violence. We should learn to recognize harmful stereotypes in offensive words and make efforts to counteract them. If you see others spreading unacceptable content, do not pass it by. Be sure to report it on the spot.

That's it for today. I hope that I wrote this well. So time for me to review. Have a great day ahead.

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