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Re:Four steps we’re taking today to fight online terror by Angostura on Monday June 19, 2017 @05:18AM (#14585566)
> What's the chance that these policies apply to both sides equally?

I would say there's a very good chance that it will

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Re:Four steps we’re taking today to fight online terror by omginternets on Monday June 19, 2017 @05:27AM (#14585594)
How do you figure?
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Re:Four steps we’re taking today to fight online terror by chillydawg on Monday June 19, 2017 @05:55AM (#14585705)
Well most of the abuse is from the right, so most of the correct action will be towards the right. It won't be equal in terms of amount of action for a given side, but it will be equal in terms of blocking dodgy content.
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Re:Four steps we’re taking today to fight online terror by omginternets on Monday June 19, 2017 @06:18AM (#14585783)
>Well most of the abuse is from the right, so most of the correct action will be towards the right

That's a hell of an assumption. This subthread succinctly illustrates the problem at hand.

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Re:Four steps we’re taking today to fight online terror by Angostura on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @07:11AM (#14593570)
Well, you're assuming asymmetry with no evidence that it's particularly likely.
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