Ireland’s “Hate Speech Bill” is a grotesque abuse of State power that will affect freedom of speech worldwide
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Ireland’s “Hate Speech Bill” is a grotesque abuse of State power that will affect freedom of speech worldwide

Ireland’s “Hate Speech Bill” or The Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 is a radical update to Irish hate crime law. It is a blueprint for authoritarianism‚ threatening jail time for the possession of memes and even reversing Ireland’s constitutionally guaranteed presumption of innocence – you are presumed guilty until you can prove yourself innocent.