Digital Hate Safeguards Timeline.
Every recorded change in the law, destination by destination.
- 955 Events
- 734 Destinations
- Since 1838
How to read this timeline
Each history starts with the first law that applied to the place, so it includes earlier states and colonial, imperial and religious law, not only today's government. A state or territory's events sit under that place.
History shows how the law got here. Today's scores follow the scoring matrix.
Every recorded event
955 events · 734 destinations
2020s100 of 450 events shown
2026
Aceh, Indonesia
IntroducedAll identities
New Criminal Code audited: general motive factor, no hate aggravation; art 243 hostility offence without sexual orientation or gender identity.
2026
Afghanistan
Other legal eventAll identities
Criminal code audited: no aggravation or incitement rule naming sexual orientation, gender identity or sex characteristics.
2026
2026
Alberta, Canada
Other legal eventAll identities
Bill C-63 died in January 2025; Bill C-34 introduced 10 June 2026 and not yet passed.
2026
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Andhra Pradesh, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Anguilla
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Antigua and Barbuda
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Aruba
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Assam, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Bahamas
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Other legal eventAll identities
No platform notice and action duty identified.
2026
Baja California, Mexico
Other legal eventAll identities
No platform notice and action duty identified.
2026
Barbados
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Belize
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Bermuda
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Bihar, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Bolivia
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Bonaire
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
British Columbia, Canada
Other legal eventAll identities
Bill C-63 died in January 2025; Bill C-34 introduced 10 June 2026 and not yet passed.
2026
British Virgin Islands
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Brussels-Capital, Belgium
IntroducedAll identities
The new Criminal Code entered into force on 1 September 2026 and makes discriminatory motive an aggravating factor for all offences, on grounds including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex…
2026
Buenos Aires City, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
2026
Catamarca, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Cayman Islands
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Chaco, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Chandigarh, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Chhattisgarh, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
2026
2026
Chile
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Chubut, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
Other legal eventAll identities
No platform notice and action duty identified.
2026
2026
Colombia
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Cordoba, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Corrientes, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Costa Rica
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Cuba
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Curaçao
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Czechia
AmendedAll identities
Sexual orientation, age, sex and disability were added to the general aggravating circumstance in § 42(b), to aggravated forms of violent offences and to § 356 incitement to hatred or violence.
2026
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Delhi, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Dominica
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Dominican Republic
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
2026
Ecuador
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
El Salvador
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Entre Rios, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Falkland Islands
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Flanders, Belgium
IntroducedAll identities
The new Criminal Code entered into force on 1 September 2026 and makes discriminatory motive an aggravating factor for all offences, on grounds including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex…
2026
Formosa, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Gambia
Other legal eventAll identities
Criminal law audited for Gambia: no rule names sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics.
2026
Goa, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Greenland
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Grenada
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
2026
Guatemala
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
2026
Gujarat, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Guyana
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Haiti
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Haryana, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
2026
Himachal Pradesh, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Honduras
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Indonesia
IntroducedAll identities
New Criminal Code audited: general motive factor, no hate aggravation; art 243 hostility offence without sexual orientation or gender identity.
2026
2026
Jamaica
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Jharkhand, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Jujuy, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Karnataka, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Kerala, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Kiribati
Other legal eventAll identities
No hate aggravation or incitement rule naming these identities.
2026
La Pampa, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
La Rioja, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Ladakh, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Lakshadweep, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Madhya Pradesh, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Maharashtra, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Manipur, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Manitoba, Canada
Other legal eventAll identities
Bill C-63 died in January 2025; Bill C-34 introduced 10 June 2026 and not yet passed.
2026
Meghalaya, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Mendoza, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
2026
Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico
Other legal eventAll identities
No platform notice and action duty identified.
2026
Misiones, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Mizoram, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
Montserrat
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
2026
Nagaland, India
Amended
Substituted s 18 (offences against transgender persons, 6 months to 2 years) and narrowed the definition of transgender person.
2026
2026
Neuquen, Argentina
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Other legal eventAll identities
Platform and online law audited: no binding duty to act on reports of hate.
2026
New Brunswick, Canada
Other legal eventAll identities
Bill C-63 died in January 2025; Bill C-34 introduced 10 June 2026 and not yet passed.
2026
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Other legal eventAll identities
Bill C-63 died in January 2025; Bill C-34 introduced 10 June 2026 and not yet passed.
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