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Regulating hate speech in India is riddled with enforcement and procedural issues Varun Ramdas, Senior Associate, Koan Advisory Group, goes into details of the move to crack the whip on hate speech in India June 14, 2021 Varun Ramdas On May 4, 2020, The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) constituted a national-level committee to recommend criminal law reforms in India. Among other issues, the Committee will be looking into issues relating to “hate speech”. A number of people have been accused of making hate speeches, yet very little is understood about what actually is hate speech. In the recent Delhi riot case, the police made selective arrests of people held responsible for making hate speeches. Given the dire consequences of “hate speech”, Facebook updated its hate speech policy recently. In the light of these events, a clear understanding of hate speech is urgently needed. The Committee’s action is timely and once it submits its recommendations,

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