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That is a pretty daring statement considering Germany just passed far-reaching anti-hate speech legislation with no precise definition of what hate-speech is, l

That is a pretty daring statement considering Germany just passed far-reaching anti-hate speech legislation with no precise definition of what hate-speech is, leaving it to social networks to interpret.

germanier 9y ago
The law does not refer to vague "hate speech" (or a translation thereof) or extends any definition of illegal content. Instead it lists specific types of content for which there is decades of legal precedents. It extends the liability of platforms (which makes them more eager to delete borderline cases) but does not change anything about the legality of content itself. (FWIW, I see many problems with that law and it should never have passed but there is so much misinformation being spread that it gets tiring to correct.)
- naturalgradient 9y ago
  No, now you are blatantly spreading misinformation yourself. The law has extended and modified the penal code. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz Just check 'verabschiedetes gesetz'.
  - germanier 9y ago
    You misread the Wikipedia article. That section compares a draft with the final law. Between those two versions the list of laws that social networks need to watch out for has been changed. The law has not modified the Criminal Code, nor was it ever planned. Please read carefully before accusing others of spreading misinformation or you will do it yourself. Here are the full four pages of the law as passed: https://www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Gesetzgebungsverfahren/Dokumente/BGBl_NetzDG.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2 https://www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Gesetzgebungsverfahren/Dokume... and this is an English translation: https://www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Gesetzgebungsverfahren/Dokumente/NetzDG_engl.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2 https://www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Gesetzgebungsverfahren/Dokume...
    - WillReplyfFood 9y ago
      Next step - auto-replace curses and swear-words with nice substitutes. Forever wonder if that one on the other side is praising you or yelling at the tops of his lungs at you.

germanier 9y ago

The law does not refer to vague "hate speech" (or a translation thereof) or extends any definition of illegal content. Instead it lists specific types of content for which there is decades of legal precedents. It extends the liability of platforms (which makes them more eager to delete borderline cases) but does not change anything about the legality of content itself. (FWIW, I see many problems with that law and it should never have passed but there is so much misinformation being spread that it gets tiring to correct.)

naturalgradient 9y ago
No, now you are blatantly spreading misinformation yourself. The law has extended and modified the penal code. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz Just check 'verabschiedetes gesetz'.
- germanier 9y ago
  You misread the Wikipedia article. That section compares a draft with the final law. Between those two versions the list of laws that social networks need to watch out for has been changed. The law has not modified the Criminal Code, nor was it ever planned. Please read carefully before accusing others of spreading misinformation or you will do it yourself. Here are the full four pages of the law as passed: https://www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Gesetzgebungsverfahren/Dokumente/BGBl_NetzDG.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2 https://www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Gesetzgebungsverfahren/Dokume... and this is an English translation: https://www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Gesetzgebungsverfahren/Dokumente/NetzDG_engl.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2 https://www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Gesetzgebungsverfahren/Dokume...
  - WillReplyfFood 9y ago
    Next step - auto-replace curses and swear-words with nice substitutes. Forever wonder if that one on the other side is praising you or yelling at the tops of his lungs at you.