Berkeley scientists developing artificial intelligence tool to combat ‘hate speech’ on social media

Erwin Chemerinsky quoted in [your]NEWS, December 17, 2018

But no matter how well intentioned, any attempt to control speech raises Constitutional issues. And the First Amendment is clear on the matter, says Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of Berkeley Law.

“First, the First Amendment applies only to the government, not to private entities,” Chemerinsky stated in an email to California. “Second, there is no legal definition of hate speech. Hate speech is protected by the First Amendment.”