Hate and Hate Speech: What Challenges are There for Games Companies?

At the end of September, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) held an exchange with platform operators, NGOs and authorities on how to deal with hate and hate speech on the internet. In the second quarter, 6,226 possible criminal offences were reported to the central reporting office for criminal content on the internet (ZMI BKA) - a doubling within a year. However, this is probably only the tip of the iceberg because not all cases are reported. For this reason, the aim of this expert discussion was to consider together what the reasons are for the increase in hate and hate speech and what can be done about it. For the first time, the games industry was also invited to this dialogue and explained the challenges for games companies in combating hate and hate speech.

At the end of September, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) held an exchange with platform operators, NGOs and authorities on how to deal with hate and hate speech on the internet. In the second quarter, 6,226 possible criminal offences were reported to the central reporting office for criminal content on the internet (ZMI BKA) - a doubling within a year. However, this is probably only the tip of the iceberg because not all cases are reported. For this reason, the aim of this expert discussion was to consider together what the reasons are for the increase in hate and hate speech and what can be done about it. For the first time, the games industry was also invited to this dialogue and explained the challenges for games companies in combating hate and hate speech.