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A comment on UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a threat to free speech. Parent comment

Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by jaywalk on Thursday September 17, 2020 @11:54AM (#24506184)
There aren't many reasonable exceptions.

In the US, we have "likely to cause imminent lawless action" and libel laws, which have a very high bar and are rarely used. That's it, and I would argue that's as far as reasonable goes.

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Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by sleepysysadmin on Thursday September 17, 2020 @11:59AM (#24506250)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_Unite...

I stand by my words. 10 categories of exceptions is many. Many of which I find reasonable, if not all.

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Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by nybble41 on Thursday September 17, 2020 @08:21PM (#24511589)
Even those two categories aren't reasonable. Speech does not "cause" lawless action, and the proper (read: justified and most effective) response to libel is contrary speech to counter the misinformation, not prosecution of the speaker.
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