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    • Existing philosophical defenses for censoring racist hate speech are insufficient to justify excluding speciesist hate speech.
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    • The study identifies a lack of justification for the current legal double standard.

    Conclusions:

    • There is no in-principle reason to censure racist hate speech while permitting speciesist hate speech.
    • Legal frameworks may need re-evaluation to address speciesist hate speech consistently.
    • Further philosophical and legal arguments are required to justify the current legal disparity, if any.