The Digital Services Act – An Appropriate Response to Online Hate Speech?
Pascal Schneiders, Lena Auler · Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG eBooks · 2025
Online hate speech seems to permeate Facebook, X, Telegram, and the like, prompting increased national and supranational pushes for regulation of digital platforms.One of the most recent high-profile legislative frameworks is the Digital Services Act, which includes cross-sectoral and EU-wide moderation, transparency, and other due diligence obligations that are tiered according to the role, size, and impact of the online services.This chapter presents and critically analyses the measures raised in the Digital Services Act that are relevant to curbing hate speech.It concludes with recommendations for the future academic and regulatory approach to online hate speech.