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Because it's not about protecting people from being hurt by seeing what they don't want. It's about protecting people's minds from being exposed to ideas that F
by averagewall 9y ago
Because it's not about protecting people from being hurt by seeing what they don't want. It's about protecting people's minds from being exposed to ideas that Facebook or the government thinks they shouldn't think.
- mirimir 9y agoI'd say that it's both. Laws against hate speech are intended to protect people against seeing what might hurt them. But yes, many governments censor subversive speech, and force Facebook etc to follow their lead.