UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a threat to free speech

Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by jlokier on Thursday September 17, 2020 @03:10PM (#24508685)

Words can cause trauma. A lasting, debilitating effect. Even changes to brain structure (PTSD etc) and long term disability.

I regard that as a harm.

Note that "cause harm" does not always imply "blame".

It does imply cause and effect though, suggesting "responsibility".

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Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by future_unclear on Thursday September 17, 2020 @06:54PM (#24510946)

Words cannot cause trauma. The mind engages with words in such a way that leads to trauma.

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Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by jlokier on Monday September 21, 2020 @03:39PM (#24547556)

The question is about an ordinary meaning of "harm".

If you want to push back at that meaning on a technicality, is there anything called harm that is not, ultimately, dependent on how a mind engages with it?

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Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by Cro_on on Thursday September 17, 2020 @04:08PM (#24509336)

I'm guessing you believe that domestic abuse is primarily a physical act?

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Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by johnisgood on Thursday September 17, 2020 @08:43PM (#24511745)

Perhaps we could make an exception for child abuse... but adults are supposed to be able to deal with insults in a healthy way, I think. It would be beneficial for them, and perhaps us all.

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