Hate site

A hate site is a website that promotes online hate speech, typically against a specific race, religion, nationality, sex, or sexual orientation. Most of these sites contain Internet forums, for user interaction, and news briefs that emphasize a particular viewpoint. Conferences concerning such sites have been sponsored by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Definition

Generally, the intense dislike of a group of people based solely on one or more shared differences, considered bigotry, racism, and many others, could arguably be seen as hate.

A popular argument which attempts to define such things as vulgarity and pornography is "I know it when I see it," which can be equated to the United States Supreme Court's test for determining whether speech or expression can be labeled obscene. This is a subjective argument, however, as what one person considers to be obscene, another may find perfectly acceptable.

Balance between free speech and hate

The introduction of the Internet has provoked debate concerning how freedom of speech applies to the Internet, and several Supreme Court of the United States decisions have attempted to create a distinction between hate speech and free speech. Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire articulated the fighting words doctrine, which held that "social interest in order and morality" outweighed an individual's right to speech. Beauharnais v. Illinois gave further rights to groups to protect themselves from libel. Miller v. California established the Miller test, which is a three-part standard for determining what qualifies as obscene.

Hate on the Internet

The online gathering of persons with racist, sexist, etc., attitudes can trace its roots to the days of the BBS. A high level of anonymity allowed users access to others with similar beliefs, without exposing themselves to public scrutiny. With the advent of the internet, these BBSs shifted to the World Wide Web.

Most of these sites contain message forums, for user interaction, and news briefs which emphasize a particular viewpoint.

Freedom of speech online

The introduction of hate sites, along with message boards and easier general access to the internet for the public, led many public officials to question if the same rights of freedom of speech applied online, where the same words and thoughts could reach many more people instantly. Today, there are still attempts to pass laws that would restrict the content available online, including hate sites and pornographic material.

Examples of hate sites

Today, Twitter is often cited as an example of a "hate site" in its own right.

Typically, only right-wing and far-right websites, especially pro-white sites, are labelled as hate sites by politically correct organizations, with the most well known example being the highly controversial Stormfront white nationalist internet forum. Such organizations typically do not even apply the term to websites that support left-wing terrorist organizations or endorse concepts such as anti-white politics. If they did, then it might be possible to consider various highly influential mainstream websites as "hate sites". The most widely known politically correct example is a list of hate sites by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Websites designated as hate sites by politically correct sources

• 8chan
• Alt-right.com
• Bibeltemplet (defunct)
• BitChute
• Gab
• GodHatesFags.com
• Jew Watch
• Metapedia
• Odysee
• Parler
• Politically Incorrect (blog)
• Renegade Tribune
• Stormfront.org
• Podblanc
• The Daily Stormer
• The Occidental Observer
• The Right Stuff
• VDARE

Websites not designated as hate sites by politically correct sources

• "Woke" websites that promote prejudice against, hatred towards, or fear of people who hold dissenting views. Argued examples are Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Quora, Wikipedia, and YouTube.