Responding to hate speech is difficult because its definition remains unclear. However, the reiterated theme throughout the University of Delaware's conference on free speech was the importance of positive communication. The title of the sixth session was “Non-legal responses to hate speech on digital platforms.” The panelists were Brandi Collins-Dexter, Media, Democracy & Economic Justice Campaign Director at Color of Change; Carmen Scurato, Senior Policy Counsel, Free Press; Emma Llanso, Free Expression Project director at the Center for Democracy and Technology.

UD's Communication Department hosted "Speech Limits in Public Life: At the Intersection of Free Speech and Hate" on March 14 to 15, 2019. Legal experts and free speech scholars from around the country discussed how to define hate speech and respond to it both digitally and on college campuses. Read more about the conference at www.cpc.udel.edu/news/Pages/the-speech-divide.aspx.