Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar (2018)

Re:Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar... by nend on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:27PM (#25737397)

>If this speech threatens democracy, peace, and safety, why hasn't it been made illegal by the government

Because of the first amendment, and how the courts have very consistently interpreted to allow hate speech.

>and how has the US managed to do so well for centuries with it being perfectly legal?

If by "do so well for centuries" you mean the US's economic output and world status over the centuries, I would argue that profiting off of Europe rebuilding itself after two world wars probably outweighed the detrimental effects of hate speech (among probably several dozen other reasons).

If you mean "how has the US done so well handling the negative effects of hate speech for centuries without making it illegal", I would argue that hate speech has contributed to some of the most shameful and barbaric social dynamics over the centuries, and the US is historically well behind other modern countries on this front.

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Re:Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar... by bedhead on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:44PM (#25737713)

I've noticed a high correlation between people who callously want to ban all sorts of speech and people who just seem completely miserable and think the US is the most awful place on earth.

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Re:Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar... by nend on Monday January 11, 2021 @05:13PM (#25738162)

Are you referring to me? I don't think any of that reflects my opinions.

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Re:Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar... by pixl97 on Monday January 11, 2021 @05:09PM (#25738106)

I would assume this is because you are a WASP with both high income and privilege levels and have never really experienced the fallout of hate speech directed towards you.

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Re:Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar... by boredumb on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:15PM (#25739386)

`White Anglo-Saxon Protestants`

Maliciously categorizing someone based on skin color, race, income, social status and religion in an attempt to denounce hate speech.

Poetic

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Re:Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar... by bedhead on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @10:20AM (#25747977)

You couldn't help illustrate my point any better, thanks. My opinion is invalidated by my racial/economic identity. Actually, it's worse: the opposite of what I say must be true. Brave new world.

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