News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect Users, Attract Advertisers. Parent comment

Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by sandworm101 on Friday November 17, 2017 @10:54AM (#15722979)
This isn't about hate speech. Hate speech is illegal and should be removed. This is about material that advertisers don't like. Advertisers aren't cops. They don't necessarily care about illegality. Rather, they might tolerate some degree of hate so long as it gets eyeballs. This is about marketing.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by ignoramceisblis on Friday November 17, 2017 @12:32PM (#15724013)
> Hate speech is illegal and should be removed.

This is a lie. Hate speech is not illegal, and the SCOTUS has explicitly made this clear.

To not have an understanding of the critical importance for private individuals to speak freely shows an extraordinary lack of knowledge of history, for one. And you declare you are an attorney in your HN "about" page?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by s73ver_ on Friday November 17, 2017 @12:36PM (#15724060)
Depends on where it is. In parts of Europe, it is.
[ Parent | on HN ]