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Re:Facebook and Twitter pledge to remove hate speech within ... by sametmax on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @12:46PM (#11807672)
That's not the point. The point is that it's a pandora box.
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Re:Facebook and Twitter pledge to remove hate speech within ... by jasonlotito on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @01:30PM (#11808233)
> That's not the point. The point is that it's a pandora box.

If it's a "box," then frankly, that box was opened long ago, long before the internet or computers.

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Re:Facebook and Twitter pledge to remove hate speech within ... by 0x6c6f6c on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @02:27PM (#11808791)
`Censorship of hate speech on the internet` was opened long before the internet?
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Re:Facebook and Twitter pledge to remove hate speech within ... by jasonlotito on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @04:19PM (#11809865)
Censorship of hate speech through various mediums. Don't be pedantic.
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Re:Facebook and Twitter pledge to remove hate speech within ... by st3v3r on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @03:00PM (#11809120)
I disagree. Banning threats like that would not have any negative consequences. If anything, it would encourage people to post more, as they no longer have to worry about dealing with that huge mountain of shit, which is incredibly demoralizing and discourages people from posting.
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