Recommendation 25

At present people can stir up religious hatred online in the knowledge that their comments are unlikely to be removed and, except in the most extreme cases, are unlikely to face any consequences for their actions. While some individuals have been prosecuted for posting hate speech, the platforms that facilitate it have faced no consequences, if anything they are likely to have benefitted through increased traffic and advertising revenue generation. This report focuses on anti-Muslim hate but the same arguments can be made for racism, misogyny and anti-semitism. The Government and Ofcom must take a far more robust approach to the regulation of online spaces. (Conclusion, Paragraph 107)