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Re:Private censorship is not the best way to fight hate or d... by idiotsecant on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @03:09PM (#28698405)
This seems like a decent idea until someone in power decides that you are hateful, angry, or irrational.
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Re:Private censorship is not the best way to fight hate or d... by TulliusCicero on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @03:32PM (#28698721)
You could use the same reasoning like

> Making bad things illegal seems like a decent idea until they make something you like doing illegal

Therefore just have no laws, I guess?

Sometimes an imperfect, abusable system is better than no system. In fact, I'd wager that's usually the case.

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Re:Private censorship is not the best way to fight hate or d... by raxxorrax on Thursday September 30, 2021 @08:02AM (#28705348)
I think it already has been abused, the law has nothing to do with it.

Just don't venture to places where that is not the case and we can agree. We have different requirements for interesting platforms and should keep it separated for the most part.

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Re:Private censorship is not the best way to fight hate or d... by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @03:39PM (#28698812)
> Therefore just have no laws, I guess?

No. But have a system where some single powerful person can't just make up laws on a whim.

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Re:Private censorship is not the best way to fight hate or d... by TulliusCicero on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @06:15PM (#28700695)
Well, they generally can't: laws are written and passed by a legislature.

You could make this sort of argument for executive orders, though.

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