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Re:Silicon Valley is shutting down speech loopholes. Latest ... by mercurialshark on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @11:31PM (#25924314)
Yes, and I fundamentally reject the premise that inaccurate expression should be censored or moderated without a proximate cause to a specific harm or credible imminent apprehension of harm.

I do not think censorship is justifiable for potential or non-quantifiable, collective psychic harm.

Re:Silicon Valley is shutting down speech loopholes. Latest ... by opendysphoria on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @11:37PM (#25924366)
>I do not think censorship is justifiable for potential or non-quantifiable, collective psychic harm.

Can you provide an example?

Re:Silicon Valley is shutting down speech loopholes. Latest ... by mercurialshark on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @12:02AM (#25924504)
If someone posts an inaccurate or untruthful comment that a reasonable person would not rely upon for their safety, I think the correct response is to mute, unfollow or retort (and if it's self-evident, hopefully it's easy to explain why it's inaccurate or link to countered evidence).

However, the imminent apprehension of harm (from a direct, credible or specific threat), does comport with the concept of assault and is grounds for moderation. Likewise, demonstrating proximate cause from someones actions to a specific harm/damages, would also be grounds for censorship.