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BELGIUM (Europe)
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Hate speech - Racism and xenophobia
Hate speech - Sexism and misogyny 2 (former misogyny)
Incitement (former Incitement of Extremism)
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Meme or GIF
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A 2018 television documentary revealed that members of the far-right movement Schild & Vrienden (S&V) had frequently shared racist, sexist and negationist memes in closed chat groups on Facebook and Discord. This instigated a criminal investigation which led to a trial. The leader of S&V, Dries Van Langenhove, an ex-parliamentarian for the extreme right-wing political party Vlaams Belang, and other S&V members were accused of belonging to a racist group, Holocaust denial, spreading ideas based on racial hatred, inciting racial discrimination and selling prohibited weapons.
Van Langenhove was sentenced to one year in prison, a fine of 16,000 euros and a disqualification from political rights for ten years. The other members were handed probation prison sentences and fines.
An appeal is pending.
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