Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Some places have laws that make it illegal to use hate speech . Countries such as Canada , France and Germany have stricter laws against hate speech than the United States , where hate speech is usually legal because its Constitution says that people have freedom of speech .
Simplified: In some countries , such as the United States , hate speech laws have been held to be incompatible with free speech .