Re:Adventures in Twitter Censorship [pdf]
by pkinsky on Sunday October 18, 2015 @12:31PM
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Is there a difference between social consequences for speech and harassment? I'm reminded of the old freedom fighter vs. terrorist debate.
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Re:Adventures in Twitter Censorship [pdf]
by task_queue on Sunday October 18, 2015 @01:41PM
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Yes. The first can simply be a reaction someone has to speech and the other is a criminal offense.
Re:Adventures in Twitter Censorship [pdf]
by pkinsky on Sunday October 18, 2015 @02:00PM
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Online harassment is almost always a reaction to speech. If ten thousand people send hateful messages to someone because they tweeted something they found offensive, is that harassment or social consequence?
How about some concrete examples: did Justine Sacco suffer social consequences for speech, or was she harassed by an online mob? How about Anita Sarkeesian?