Discursos de ódio nas redes sociais: conflito entre direitos fundamentais

Abstract

The growing wave of hate speech on social networks, as can be seen in the increase of posts containing messages of intolerance and hate, are the starting point of this research, that aims to conceptualize what hate speech is, specifically the one practiced in cyberspace. For this, an analysis is made of the circumstances in which the growth of publications with this type of content occurs, especially on the Facebook and its peculiarities. The analyzed object is the cases of hate speech in virtual social networks and their social and political impacts. For the present work, a bibliographic and legislative research was developed, as well as an analysis of Facebook’s Terms of use and the penalties and restrictions on publications that contain characteristics of hate speech. A comparison was also made with the regulations of other social networking sites, such as Twitter, YouTuber and Facebook, in order to analyze how the topic has been treated by others. Observing how the internet has a prominent role in the dissemination of these messages due to its speed in the dissemination of publications and its ability to reach a large number of readers, the right to freedom of expression and the dignity of the human person that affect the topic. Thus, social networks have increasingly brought offensive texts and images, becoming the minefield of exchange of information and insults that involves everyone, generating social and political impacts of immeasurable dimensions.