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Re:Microsoft threatens to stop hosting Gab unless posts are ... by jewelthief91 on Thursday August 09, 2018 @08:10PM (#17729662)
How is this freedom attributable in any direct way to restrictions on "hate speech"?
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Re:Microsoft threatens to stop hosting Gab unless posts are ... by bitwize on Friday August 10, 2018 @10:55AM (#17733773)
Well, you could argue that Germany successfully avoided renazifying in part because of its anti-hate-speech laws.

Even absent this, the point is that Germany is, in practice, freer than the USA despite having a less absolute stance on free speech.

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