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Negative, ableist discourse challenging the rights of people with Down syndrome to receive support services and even to be born regularly arise on social media. This disability community has retaliated against such hate speech with resistance narratives that promote the value of people with Down syndrome, with few other recourses available. This article explores online free speech versus ableism in Australia through a major case study of  60 Minutes Australia  Facebook discussions. Analysis identifies types of ableism expressed, types of harm caused and dimensions of grassroots responses. Using Timothy Garton Ash’s  2016  work  Free Speech  as a basis for contemporary analysis, we discuss: to what extent should harmful and offensive comments directed at vulnerable populations be tolerated in the name of free speech; might negative, ableist discourse contribute to any social good; and what mechanisms beyond grassroots resistance narratives might effectively respond to harmful, online ableist discourses.Points of interestThe article looks at whether the right to free speech is more important than the harmful effects of online hate speech towards people with Down syndrome.We use the ideas in a book on  Free Speech  by Timothy Garton Ash to think about whether online hate speech should be allowed or silenced.Our analysis is based on a case study of Facebook discussion threads from a  60 Minutes Australia  television segment.People in the disability community speaking up to create resistance narratives is the main way that online disability hate speech is challenged.Other ways that could help are laws, government agencies providing support materials, and social media rules. The article looks at whether the right to free speech is more important than the harmful effects of online hate speech towards people with Down syndrome. We use the ideas in a book on  Free Speech  by Timothy Garton Ash to think about whether online hate speech should be allowed or silenced. Our analysis is based on a case study of Facebook discussion threads from a  60 Minutes Australia  television segment. People in the disability community speaking up to create resistance narratives is the main way that online disability hate speech is challenged. Other ways that could help are laws, government agencies providing support materials, and social media rules.

Ableism versus free speech in Australia: challenging online hate speech toward people with Down syndrome