jonathanturley | We have previously discussed the alarming rollback on free speech rights in the West, particularly in France (here and here and here and here and here and here and here). A
teenager has sparked a national debate about blasphemy in France after
an Instagram post calling Islam a “religion of hate”.
Indeed, France has emerged as one of the greatest threats to free speech in the West and we continue to face calls for European-style speech crimes, including calls by its President on the floor of the House of Representatives. Now a teenager in France has triggered a debate
over its plunge into speech crimes and regulation after characterizing
Islam as “a religion of hate.”
She can now be criminally investigated
for hate speech under the notorious French speech law.
