Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by tyfon on Saturday January 09, 2021 @09:40PM
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The obvious line is incitement of violence. Most countries have codified this in law but the US has not I think?
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Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by chasd00 on Saturday January 09, 2021 @10:02PM
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can you define incitement of violence? is there an actual definition or is it a "I know it when I see it" type thing? also, incitement or not isn't the perpetrator of violence the guilty one? ... or has that changed?
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by vladTheInhaler on Saturday January 09, 2021 @10:26PM
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It depends on the collective judgment of the attorneys working at the Department of Justice, and the judges hearing the case. Unfortunately, the DoJ is currently under the command of a person who has a vested interest in protecting "his" people, so attention to this issue has been lacking.
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by tyfon on Saturday January 09, 2021 @10:58PM
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> can you define incitement of violence?
No, I'm no lawyer but there is a lot of legal precedent for this, at least in my country.
This and hate speech against groups are the only limitation on free speech where I live.
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by amanaplanacanal on Saturday January 09, 2021 @10:33PM
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If you hire a hitman, both you and the hitman are guilty. I think the same standard could apply here.