What is hate speech and should it be banned?

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Elon Musk had a bit of a to-do with a BBC reporter, James Clayton, over the alleged increase in hate crime on Twitter, since Musk took over. Elon rather got the better of that debate. 

But he could have gone further. Namely: that hate speech is protected under the First Amendment (1A) of the US Constitution. And Elon is trying to run Twitter more along 1A line, that anything is ok, as long as it’s not illegal. 

The BBC guy couldn’t give a single example of more hate speech, when challenged by Elon. 

I came across this yesterday on my Twitter “For You” feed:

Totally random. Is it hate speech? Certainly. 

Should it be banned? If you’re of the left, yes. If you’re a 1A absolutist, no. If you’re SCOTUS, no. If you’re Elon, no. If you’re me, no. 

What’s better is to allow it, and let others can take it on. IOW, the answer to bad speech, hate speech, is more speech: