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The Limits to Free Speech on Social Media : On Two Recent Decisions of the Supreme Court of Norway

Iris Nguyên Duy

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Free speechSociology and Political SciencePolitical scienceLawPolitical Science and International RelationsVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Rettsvitenskap: 340Social mediaLawSupreme court

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In January 2020, two persons in Norway were condemned by a unanimous Supreme Court of Norway for comments posted on ‘closed’ Facebook groups. With the two decisions, the Supreme Court confirmed for the first time the boundaries of hateful, racist, and discriminatory speech in the context of online utterances in social media. It also established a new sanctioning standard for hate speech. Paid Open Access UNIT agreement

10.1080/18918131.2021.1872762https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2980512