İFADE ÖZGÜRLÜĞÜ TEORİSİ IŞIĞINDA SOSYAL MEDYADA NEFRET SÖYLEMİNİ DÜZENLEMENİN ZORLUKLARI

Abstract

Uluslararası insan hakları belgeleri herkesin düşünce ve ifade özgürlüğü hakkına sahip olduğunu ilan etmesine rağmen, bugün birçok ülkede nefret ve şiddeti körükleyen konuşma da dahil olmak üzere sosyal medyada belirli ifade biçimlerini sansürleyen veya sınırlayan yasalar bulunmaktadır. Bazı serbest konuşma savunucuları, zararlı konuşmaya en iyi yanıtın, farklı fikirlerin herhangi bir konuşmaya özgürce meydan okumasına izin veren tartışmalar olduğu düşüncesiyle hiçbir ifadenin kısıtlanmadığı açık bir fikir pazarını tercih eder. Yine de bazıları, sosyal medyada nefret söylemi üzerindeki kısıtlamaların, azınlık topluluklarını bu konuşmanın neden olduğu zararlardan korumak için çok önemli olduğunu savunuyor. Nefret söylemi, özgür konuşmanın sınırlarını test eden çok karmaşık bir soruyu gündeme getiriyor. Bu nedenle, ifade özgürlüğünü destekleyen teorilere dayanarak, bu makale, sosyal medyada nefret söylemi üzerindeki düzenleyici ikilemi, düzenleyici süreci çerçeveleyen argümanları ve zorlukları inceleyerek analiz etmeye çalışmaktadır.

Keywords

• : İfade Özgürlüğü
• Nefret Söylemi
• Sosyal Medya

THE CHALLENGES OF REGULATING HATE SPEECH ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN LIGHT OF THE THEORY OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Abstract

Although international human rights instruments declare that everyone has the right to freedom of thought and expression, many countries today have laws that censor or limit certain forms of expression on social media, including speech that fuels hatred and violence. Some free speech advocates prefer an open market of ideas where no expression is restricted thinking that the best answer to harmful speech is discussions that allow different ideas to challenge any speech freely. Still some others, on the other hand, argue that restrictions on hate speech on social media are vital for protecting minority communities from the harms caused by this speech. Hate speech raises a very complex question that tests the limits of free speech. Thus, based on the theories that underpin freedom of expression, this piece of work strives to analyze the regulatory dilemma on hate speech on social media by exploring the arguments and challenges that frame the regulatory process.

Keywords

• Freedom of Expression
• Hate Speech
• Social Media.

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