ERC records rise in ethnic hate speech

…issues 45 cautionary warnings in 1 month

The Media Monitoring Unit (MMU), in its monitoring of online content between September 26 and October 23, 2026, recorded 45 cautionary warnings relating to ethnic hate speech, an increase from 33 in the preceding reporting period.

The warnings addressed a range of concerns, including 12 instances of standalone racial slurs, 10 involving religious intolerance, 10 involving racially prejudiced or insensitive remarks, five relating to xenophobic content, three each concerning racially divisive and derogatory remarks, and two involving racially hateful comments.