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Re:Freenode removes hate speech rule by bencollier49 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:08PM (#27257637)
If you click down on the file to see what's left in underneath, it continues with loads of duplicate rules which do the same thing. This feels like tidying up to me, as a complete outsider.
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Re:Freenode removes hate speech rule by joepie91_ on Sunday May 23, 2021 @08:51PM (#27260059)
They're not actually duplicate rules, even if they look like it. To simplify things:

The rule that was removed:

- Hate speech is not allowed

The rules that are still there:

- Hate speech is discouraged

- Illegal hate speech is not allowed

You'll notice that this has opened up an allowance for legal hate speech, which is merely "discouraged", which of course no malicious actor is going to care about.

Bottom line, yes, hate speech is now allowed.

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Re:Freenode removes hate speech rule by fulafel on Monday May 24, 2021 @02:20AM (#27261526)
There's an UK address at the bottom, does this mean that the jurisdiction is UK for considering what is allowed?
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