13 House Democrats offer bill demanding government study on Internet hate speech
By Pete Kasperowicz
Thirteen House Democrats have proposed legislation that would require the government to study hate speech on the Internet, mobile phones and television and radio.
The bill, sponsoed by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and 12 other House Democrats, would look at how those medai are used to "advocate and encourage violent acts and the commission of crimes of hate."
The Hate Crime Reporting Act, H.R. 3878, is meant to update a 20-year old study from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). That study, delivered to Congress in 1993, looked at hate speech on radio, TV and computer bulletin boards.
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http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/technology/195647-dems-demand-government-study-on-internet-hate-speech