“Speech that incites violence and hatred on grounds of race, colour, religion or ethnic origin is illegal in the EU, including when it takes place online”. While this may seem obvious, given the 2008 framework decision on racism and xenophobia, this reminder on the part of European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Janusz Wojciechowski, to MEPs at the plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday 24 October, reflects the difficulties involved in detecting and suppressing...