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Re:European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrou... by HumanDrivenDev on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @08:04PM (#17361016)
Restricting so-called "hate speech" is censorship. Perhaps it's censorship you agree with, but then at least have the integrity to forthrightly say you agree with censorship.
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Re:European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrou... by espadrine on Thursday June 21, 2018 @03:28AM (#17362894)
The definition of censorship only applies to government decisions.

A non-governmental entity can only, by definition, censor something if mandated by the government.

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Re:European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrou... by sebst on Thursday June 21, 2018 @06:52AM (#17363803)
True. But this mandate is what these anti hate speech laws are about.
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