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title: "Online Safety: Free speech vs Hate speech"
url: "https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2024-01-10-online-safety-free-speech-vs-hate-speech"
school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy"
---

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# Online Safety: Free speech vs Hate speech

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/IMG_4493.jpeg)   10 January 2024

Out of order? Or simply outspoken? This week’s #WakeUpWednesday guide can help young people to recognise the difference between free speech and hate speech – and to understand why this complex area is an #OnlineSafety risk

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