internet
Is it illegal for websites to host children fighting with the purpose of humiliation
<p>A video recently came to my attention that involved two children ages approximately 5,and 6, or so and the video consisted of the boy and girl wrestling - but not in a fair competition, but to humiliate the little boy. He was called a sissy and similar derogatory terms, and it was posted on a website that hosts some adult/pornographic content as well as discussion groups/forums.  There was no question about the intent of the video because the voice-overs flat out said it was to show the little boy what a worthless sissy he was. Obviously, this can be emotionally dangerous to a first or even second grade child who is just realizing the reality of societal definitions of masculinity/femininity. And I have another aspect to consider. What can happen legally to the promoters/parents for promoting and distributing on the internet</p>

<p>In the US, derogatory speech is protected under the First Amendment. There have been <a href="https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/966/harmful-to-minors-laws" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a number of attempts</a> to limit internet speech that is deemed to be &quot;harmful to minors&quot; which have not been successful, and at that the laws have based the characterization of harm as &quot;being obscene&quot; pursuant to the <a href="https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1585/miller-test" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Miller test</a>. Moreover the law were limited to commercial dissemination to children, whereas your scenario is <em>about</em> children.</p>
<p>It is possible that a parent of a participant would get into child-welfare type legal trouble for encouraging their child to assault another child, but that would not include encouraging a child to use unkind words against another child.</p>
