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> I mean, are you saying that, if you personally knew neo-nazi stuff was suddenly being filtered out, you'd start to wonder if they were onto something good? A

> I mean, are you saying that, if you personally knew neo-nazi stuff was suddenly being filtered out, you'd start to wonder if they were onto something good? Absolutely I would. Even if I would not have looked at it before. If the powers that be were trying to keep information from me, I would very much like to know why. Are you saying that if chunks of the internet were purged, and public figures were blacklisted, you would just be ok with that? If anything, I would go out of my way to seek out what is being kept from me. What if your blog were blacklisted, because you were accused of being a "Nazi". Do you just think that people would listen to you if you swore that there had been a mistake? Why?

vivekd 10y ago
>What if your blog were blacklisted, because you were accused of being a "Nazi" Why is the assumption always made that censorship will be applied in this crazy random arbitrary fashion. Is there any evidence that censorship always happens that way and isnt properly targeted to actual hate speech. This may affect legitimate speech isnt a very powerful argument because legitimate speech can be differentiated from hate speech. I can tell the difference between a neo-nazi and someone who is merely critical of Israels policies and I feel sorry for those who cant differentiate. As for public figures, if there are public figures who are actively spreading hate speech, yes censor them too. I would not shed a tear if Don Black and stormfront were censored from the web. In fact I think it would make the world a better place to be rid of giving their toxic views a public platform.