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Re:French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sit... by GJim on Friday January 16, 2026 @06:21AM (#46645321)
> but I understand now: it's the speech that aligns with your values is free!

What a wilfully ridiculous interpretation of my text!

I'll type this slowly for you: In civilised democracies, inciting violence against ANYBODY is illegal and crosses the line from free speech. Any decision to convict for incitement lies with a jury of 12 random citizens.

Re:French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sit... by constantius on Friday January 16, 2026 @09:42AM (#46646823)
Calm your horses there, mate. The interpretation is fully justified.

Assuming you live in the UK, you're basically saying that losing your job because you criticised the government is a very grave matter indeed, but what happened to Palestine Action is all nice and dandy because jurors.

For those who don't know: Palestine Action is a collective of people protesting the genocide in Gaza, they would occupy/blockade factories of Israeli weapons manufacturers and "vandalise" said weapons. They were recently declared a terrorist group and proscribed, with thousands being arrested for showing support (including by wearing t-shirts) since.

You're right, losing your job because you said something against the government and going to prison because you wore a t-shirt protesting an ongoing genocide are not the same thing.

Speech in the UK's never been better.