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Re:The global gag on free speech is tightening by ebg13 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @08:41AM (#21146272)
> Hate speech is protected speech.

Protected against the government, but not protected against community ostracization.

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Re:The global gag on free speech is tightening by snagglegaggle on Thursday October 03, 2019 @07:43PM (#21153439)
Yes, I know, it's been brought up plenty. But keep in mind "hate speech is protected" is not popular in most legal circles (but is kind of accepted with most people I know, and has some major dissenting legal opinions in support of it).
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