Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig...
by tshaddox on Thursday October 15, 2020 @07:06PM
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> Right when there is a clear and imminent danger has been the judicial limit on speech.
Are you thinking of “clear and present danger”? That used to be the test in the United States, but since the 1960s it is “imminent lawless action.”
> I think nearly everyone finds this reasonable.
I don’t know about that. From what I can tell, the US legal system is extremely accepting of speech that incites violence relative to many other democratic governments. I think the current test is unreasonably lenient and likely allows a lot of speech that directly advocates and incites violence.
Are you thinking of “clear and present danger”? That used to be the test in the United States, but since the 1960s it is “imminent lawless action.”
> I think nearly everyone finds this reasonable.
I don’t know about that. From what I can tell, the US legal system is extremely accepting of speech that incites violence relative to many other democratic governments. I think the current test is unreasonably lenient and likely allows a lot of speech that directly advocates and incites violence.