Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service
by kaolti on Monday August 05, 2019 @05:29PM
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I'm happy you expanded your opinion. I'm with you in that I think absolute free speech is very hard to defend.
At the same time I definitely think slippery slope is the right analogy. The definition of what is acceptable speech is constantly changing and IMO there is no telling what the effect of banning unacceptable speech is - over a long enough time frame.
My view is things might seem stable at the moment, but who's to say what the relevant timeframe is?
At the same time I definitely think slippery slope is the right analogy. The definition of what is acceptable speech is constantly changing and IMO there is no telling what the effect of banning unacceptable speech is - over a long enough time frame.
My view is things might seem stable at the moment, but who's to say what the relevant timeframe is?