Hate Speech among Children and Young People

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of hate speech, including online hate, among children and adolescents. After defining what hate speech and hate are, the data that shows the scale of this problem among young people has been cited. Next, the methods of fighting down the hate speech that were undertaken by selected governmental and non-governmental institutions are presented, moreover the consequences of deficiency of actions which are aimed at making children and their guardians aware of this issue, have been emphasized.