News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Facebook announces policy changes ahead of 2020 elections. Parent comment

Re:Facebook announces policy changes ahead of 2020 elections by barunio on Saturday June 27, 2020 @02:13AM (#23659869)
By your logic, a government official saying "you can not kill your neighbor" is inciting violence because there is an implicit threat of the use of force if you do not comply. A government official ever referencing the enforcement of any law would be inciting violence.

Your interpretation of the phrase "inciting violence" is not remotely useful or common. Humans are not machines and language is not the same as computer code. There is social context implicit in the interpretation of the words we use.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Facebook announces policy changes ahead of 2020 elections by concordDance on Saturday June 27, 2020 @05:52AM (#23660697)
Indeed there is such a social context. However it's very subculture specific. Something a person from culture A says might be interpretted as an incitement by someone from culture B even though people from culture A wouldn't read it that way. And if the deciders are chosen by culture B are using rules written by culture B and are from culture B themselves...
[ Parent | on HN ]