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Re:Facebook and Twitter pledge to remove hate speech within ... by wnoise on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @07:29PM (#11811091)
In the U.S.? "True threats" are illegal, but that only covers threats that are reasonably believable.

> Or do you think the threat is less credible if given online?

Do you not?

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Re:Facebook and Twitter pledge to remove hate speech within ... by gadders on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @05:23AM (#11813084)
I think the "true threat" is a good bar, though. It would stop things like the prosecution of a guy here in the UK that joked about blowing up an airport because his girlfriend's flight was delayed.
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Re:Facebook and Twitter pledge to remove hate speech within ... by gadders on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @04:27AM (#11812859)
It's not happened to me, but yes I would think it less credible. However, I have a wife and daughter that might not.
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