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No, I probably wouldn't. I don't trust any government party to determine the objective truth. Think about what you are advocating; you want to give the governme
by wyager 10y ago
No, I probably wouldn't. I don't trust any government party to determine the objective truth. Think about what you are advocating; you want to give the government power to erase content they claim is wrong. "You claim Duterte advocated extrajudicial hit squads? That's libel, take it down. Or else."
- CPLX 10y agoThere's plenty of established precedent for this, and of course a head of state would qualify as a public figure under any libel or slander claim. I am strongly in favor of the first amendment, and would be opposed to prior restraint. None of those things have anything to do with the example I gave however.