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Re:German hate speech law tested as Twitter blocks satire ac... by sintaxi on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @06:08PM (#16066332)
It already is, just some people want want to extend the law to force people to think & behave the way they want them to. American law covers everything necessary for every individual to live a civilized life where they can pursue happiness and meaning as they choose to define it.
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Re:German hate speech law tested as Twitter blocks satire ac... by Razengan on Thursday January 04, 2018 @03:38AM (#16068823)
Can see that happening right here; some people have been downvoting and flagging this comment thread, even though it doesn’t break any rules as far as I can see.

Why stifle discussion like this? Don’t let HN become like Reddit where the downvote button is basically “I don’t like this.”

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Re:German hate speech law tested as Twitter blocks satire ac... by averagewall on Thursday January 04, 2018 @02:48AM (#16068675)
I think hate speech is a bit like drink driving. Perfectly harmless itself but can cause follow-on real world problems that do impact people's lives - ie discrimination in hiring/etc.
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