U.S. will criminalize hate speech 'soon', EU official predicts at WEF mtg.

U.S. will criminalize hate speech 'soon', EU official predicts at WEF mtg.

"At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland this week, a European Union official predicted to a U.S. congressman that the U.S. would “soon” enact laws on “illegal hate speech” similar to those in the EU.

• ...It came as she discussed whether AI is capable of moderating online hate speech.
• “For hate speech, well, we need the people who understand the language and the case law in the country, because what qualifies as hate speech as illegal hate speech — which you will have soon also in the U.S.,” she said, looking to Moulton, who smiled back...
• ...EU countries are obligated to criminalize hate speech based around race, skin color, religion, descent, nationality or ethnicity, according to the European Commission...