Re:Freenode removes hate speech rule
by joepie91_ on Sunday May 23, 2021 @08:51PM
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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.
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.