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Re:Poland Justice Minister announces online freedom of speec... by function_seven on Monday January 11, 2021 @09:04PM (#25741332)
That's exactly what makes it a great example. If we accept the premise that /r/jailbait was not illegal (but "merely" reprehensible), then under this new law, Reddit would have been breaking the law when they decided to ban the subreddit.
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Re:Poland Justice Minister announces online freedom of speec... by numpad0 on Monday January 11, 2021 @10:55PM (#25742070)
A great example maybe to demonstrate inability of current criminal code and judicial systems,

but not a good example to convince someone that privatized censorship is akchally a good thing.

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Re:Poland Justice Minister announces online freedom of speec... by me_me_me on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @05:40AM (#25744971)
Its because real life is not black and white. Its shades of gray mostly.

And while its ease to spot and codify extreme cases on both sides, its impossible for a law to clearly codify a clear line where good turns to bad.

The 'original' argument for this type of conversation is: what makes a nude picture an art piece, what makes it porn. If we were given 100 photos we would probably agree in most cases whats art and whats porn, but try to write rules for distinguishing them.

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