Protected Characteristics & Hate Speech Typology
Directive Objective
Section titled “Directive Objective”Protect all community members from identity-based denigration, attacks, exclusion, or dehumanization based on core protected personal characteristics.
1. Scope and Policy Coverage
Section titled “1. Scope and Policy Coverage”Hate speech is defined as any attack, incitement to hatred, violence, or systemic exclusion targeting individuals based on protected characteristics:
- Race, Ethnicity & Color
- Nationality & Immigration Status
- Religion, Faith & Religious Practices
- Sexual Orientation
- Sex, Gender & Gender Identity
- Severe Disability, Medical Condition, or Neurodivergence
Prohibited Behaviors
Section titled “Prohibited Behaviors”- Dehumanization: Comparing protected groups to animals, insects, diseases, or inanimate objects.
- Inherent Inferiority Claims: Asserting genetic, intellectual, or moral deficiency of a protected group.
- Segregation & Expulsion Demands: Demanding that protected groups be banished, silenced, or segregated from channels.
2. Exclusion Boundaries and Scope Limits
Section titled “2. Exclusion Boundaries and Scope Limits”- Critique of Corporations & Governments: Vigorous debate regarding multinational corporations, national government policies, or geopolitical states is permitted, provided it does not demean citizens based on ethnicity or nationality.
- Ideological & Theological Debate: Academic discussion of religious doctrines, philosophical systems, or political theories without dehumanizing individual adherents.
3. Moderator Response & Enforcement
Section titled “3. Moderator Response & Enforcement”- First-Time / Ambiguous Offense: Immediate warning, message deletion, and temporary mute.
- Explicit Slurs / Dehumanization: Immediate server kick or ban.
- Configure AutoMod with regex patterns for protected identity slurs.