Big Text Block Incoming Incitement to Hatred (UK, EU, EEA & territories) Click here to learn more about Incitement to Hatred. During consultation with the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) it was determined that the wording of the Incitement to Hatred guideline was too narrow, did not fully cover the scope of the regulations, and could lead to users not raising reports on in-scope content. To address these issues the guideline has been updated as follows: Previous Wording As defined in the UK Audio-visual Media Services Regulations 2020, this applies to hatred against a group of persons or a member of a group of persons based on any of the grounds referred to in Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. There should be a reasonable probability that the content would succeed in inciting actual action against the target, recognizing that such causation should be rather direct. New Wording As defined in Section 368E Subsection (1) of the UK Communications Act 2003, this applies to any material likely to incite hatred against a group of persons or a member of a group of persons based on any of the grounds referred to in Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Learn More Terrorism & Violent Extremism This section has been reworded to improve clarity on the sources of terrorist designation and how we they are handled on the platform. The changes are as follows: Previous Wording Defined as any act of violence or intimidation carried out with the intention of furthering a religious, political or any other ideological objective. BitChute maintains and publishes a Proscribed Terrorist & Violent Extremist List that is utilised when identifying terrorist and violent extremist material. As this list will evolve over time, we suggest that all users regularly check it to ensure they are not breaching the guidelines. New Wording Defined as any act of violence or intimidation carried out with the intention of furthering a religious, political or any other ideological objective. Entities that have been designated under counterterrorism legislation will be blocked within the jurisdiction of the relevant nation state or international organisation. In addition, those designated by the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States of America, the United Nations, the European Union or any member state of the European Union will be prohibited on the platform. BitChute maintains and publishes a Prohibited Entities List that contains entities that BitChute has independently identified and explicitly prohibited on the platform under this guideline. As this list will evolve over time, we suggest that all users regularly check it to ensure they are not breaching the guidelines. Incitement to Violence During consultation with the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) it was determined that the wording of the Incitement to Violence guideline was too narrow, did not fully cover the scope of the regulations, and could lead to users not raising reports on in-scope content. To address these issues the guideline has been updated as follows: Previous Wording Defined as credible threats of violence or incitement to violence where there is a reasonable probability that the content would succeed in actual action against the target, recognizing that such causation should be rather direct. New Wording Defined as containing threats of violence or likely to incite violence. Disclaimer This is a new addition to the Community Guidelines, the wording is as follows: Any action taken by BitChute or its staff whilst enforcing these Community Guidelines is at our sole discretion and is not a legal opinion. Any reference to external definitions, legislation, or other material is for reference purposes only. We reserve the right to remove content for reasons not currently defined within these Community Guidelines. --------Also---------------- Prohibited Entities List The following table shows the entities that BitChute has independently identified and explicitly prohibited on the platform under the Terrorism & Violent Extremism guideline. Posting material produced by, endorsing, empowering, or otherwise promoting these entities is not permitted on the platform. Entity Name Alternative Names Golden Dawn Nordic Resistance Movement Suomen Vastarintaliike (Finnish Resistance Movement), Norske Motstandsbevegelsen (Norwegian Resistance Movement), Svenska Motståndsrörelsen (Swedish Resistance Movement), Nordisk Styrka (Nordic Strength) Order of Nine Angles