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I think you've hit on the core issue here. Whilst I abhor some of the hatred and viciousness posted online, and think it's absurd to try to turn it into a free
by oneeyedpigeon 10y ago
I think you've hit on the core issue here. Whilst I abhor some of the hatred and viciousness posted online, and think it's absurd to try to turn it into a free speech issue, I can understand the benefit of no censorship: drawing the line, consistently, is very, very difficult - maybe impossible. But even reddit draws a line (US law?), so there's no getting away from it.
Does anyone here advocate 'free speech' so strongly that they wouldn't mind someone posting their personal details or naked photos online? I'm sure some people are so thick-skinned that they could handle that, but I certainly couldn't.
- intortus 10y agoNon-consensual sexualization (like upskirts, revenge porn, kiddie porn) gets rationalized as free speech by assholes for whom it is personally self-serving to do so. Free speech is about being able to have and communicate about ideas that may be against the status quo. It's not about harming people. It's a clear boundary that has been held up both judicially and culturally time and time again.