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[en] On Wednesday 6 November 2024, the latest in a series of conferences about the planned reform of the Electronic Media Law in the Grand Duchy took place at Casino Luxembourg.
This conference series kicked off in May 2024 and is organised by the Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy (SMC) of Luxembourg’s Ministry of State together with the University of Luxembourg. The November conference focused on “Anonymity, incitement to violence and hatred on the Internet: How far does freedom of expression go?”
Dr Stéphanie Lukasik, researcher and co-coordinator of the Medialux research project, introduced the event and guest speaker. She noted that it was important to remember that what is illegal in real life is also illegal online (e.g. hate speech).
Guest speaker Prof. Dr Alexander Brown, an associate professor in Political Legal Theory at the University of East Anglia (UK), then delivered his keynote speech, with a focus on hate speech and studies in which he has been involved on this subject. He noted that in the digital age, we have more information than ever and yet also less consensus, tolerance and civility. On the latter, he mentioned (online) hate speech and the role played by anonymity. He also mentioned the "growing body" of domestic and international law around hate speech, as well as the role played by both non-profit organisations working in this area (albeit with limited resources, at least in the UK) and online platforms.
