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Article 31 of the "Ley sobre Libertades de Opinión e Información y Ejercicio del Periodismo" (statute on freedom of opinion and information and the performance of journalism), punishes with a high fine those who “through any means of social communication makes publications or transmissions intended to promote hatred or hostility towards persons or a group of persons due to their race, sex, religion or nationality". This norm has been applied to expressions proffered through the internet. There is also a rule aggravating the penalties of crimes when they are motivated by discriminatory hatred.
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